2009

January/February 2009

 

 

 

 

Contents - Issue 227


Welcome to the online Balance section of the website.

Here, you will be able to access free exclusive content taken from Balance magazine, including downloads of key features from the latest Balance issue.

You'll also get a bonus recipe and also see a special online feature about how Rosemary Conley club members are smashing fundraising targets.


To view all this and more, all you need to do is register your details, or if you have already done so log in,  with your name and password when prompted.

We hope you enjoy these extra online benefits and look forward to providing you with more exclusive features in the next Balance issue.

Articles and prize draw online:


  • Identify yourself

    The importance of medical ID

  • Confessions of a pump user
    Meet our new columnist and find out about her life on an insulin pump

  • A normal life
    As it marks its 75th anniversary, we hear from one of Diabetes UK's oldest members on his treatment by one of the charity's founding fathers

  • Rosemary Conley club members smash fundraising target
    Find out how fitness enthusiasts are raising awareness for Diabetes UK

  • Bonus recipe
    Delicious wintry parsnip and apple soup - ideal for a festive starter. 

View the above features and prize draw

Other content not available online

Regulars

  • This is Diabetes UK - including the world about us 
  • Opinion - letters, soap box and a balanced life
  • News - plus Research notes and Behind the headlines
  • Special bumper Balance prize crossword
  • Arthur’s armchair view

Features

  • Driven to success - we catch up with up and coming racing driver Paul O'Neill and discover all about diabetes in the fast lane
  • A normal life - as it marks its 75th anniversary, we hear from one of Diabetes UK's oldest members on his treatment by one of the charity's founding fathers
  • Learning to live - structured patient education. What exactly is it and why is it important for you?
  • Everything you wanted to know about carbohydrate counting - part two
  • Confessions of a pump user - Meet our new columnist and find out about her life on an insulin pump

Goodlife

  • GL feature - changing the habits of a lifetime. Top three ways to kick-start the new year - beginning in your head
  • Pick and mix - your usual favourites plus win a pair of shoes
  • Recipes - winter-warming, homemade, comforting soups

Your health

  • Health notes - what is a healthy, balanced diet? Top hypo tips and treating your feet with maggots
  • Basic care - the importance of medical ID
  • Treatment - continuous blood glucose monitoring
  • Dear Richard - your diabetes concerns and queries answered

About Balance

Diabetes news, research, features, recipes and much more

Balance is a lively and entertaining full-colour lifestyle magazine, giving you all the latest news and research on diabetes. There are celebrity interviews, recipes, competitions, and regular free supplements on hot topics.

How to get it

Balance – published every two months – is free of charge to members of Diabetes UK. It is also available from newsagents priced £3.50.

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