Diabetic Living Australia

Diabetic Living features information on living well, exercise, news in the world of diabetes, real life stories and the popular and delicious recipes featured in every issue. It is the healthy lifestyle magazine focused not only on preventing and controlling diabetes but also providing readers with the latest news and products for their wellbeing.

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JUST diagnosed • A diagnosis of diabetes can be scary at first – don't panic, we're here to help

YOUR healthy life • The latest news on diabetes, fitness, weight loss and books

Q & A ASK DR JANINE

Q & A ASK DREW

REMOTE ACCESS CHANGING THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS • Ray Kelly is an award-winning exercise physiologist with more than 30 years’ experience – and success – in the area of weight loss. But his real passion is Indigenous health and, specifically, trying to improve the management of type 2 diabetes in at-risk communities. We talked to him about why and how he does it.

5 DAYS 5 DINNERS • Get a mid-week good food mood with these simply tasty meals

LOVE YOUR LEFTOVERS • Not sure what to do with the remaining food? Take inspiration from these tasty tips

SHOPPING LIST

BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES & DINNERS • These recipes, from a big-batch soup to a veg-packed wrap, make equally good lunches or dinners for kids

PIZZA PARTY • Make a meal of it when you put this tasty, filling and healthy Middle Eastern-spiced pizza on the table

EASY GLUTEN FREE • Making meals without gluten has never been simpler. These classics, with all their wonderful flavours, are now on the menu. Yay!

wrap it up • En papillote [ohn pah-pee-YOTE] roughly translates to food cooked in paper. Don’t let the famous French technique intimidate you. It’s a super-simple, good-to-know method for steaming vegetables and heart-healthy fish

LITE THE BBQ • We’ve given six barbecue classics a healthy makeover with a dazzling array of fresh and spicy flavour combinations

KNIFE BASICS • Here’s how to wield a blade like a pro

Double the bun • A delicious twist on the traditional fruity hot cross buns, these choc-filled delights are the new Easter treat to beat

mix & match BREAKFASTS • Give yourself a breakfast boost tomorrow morning

MELTING MOMENTS • Luscious low-fat cakes and puds are yours for the baking this Easter – they’re chock-a-block full of enticing delights to tickle everyone’s fancy!

Cook, eat, enjoy • Discover our supermarket favourites, learn kitchen hints, try some quick and easy recipes, all from food editor Alison Roberts

QUICK GF SNACKS

Plan your week, it’s easy! • Wondering what to eat this week? Try these delicious meal ideas

Our food explained • Every recipe in Diabetic Living is carefully created to help you enjoy a healthy, balanced diet

living well • Healthy is an outfit that looks different on everybody.

HYPOGLYCAEMIA WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • DL mag dietitian and diabetes educator, Dr Kate Marsh, explains everything you need to know about hypos, including who is at risk, the common symptoms, the best hypo treatments, steps for reducing your risk of a hypo and what to do when the fear of hypos is getting in the way of managing your diabetes well and enjoying life.

HOW DO I TREAT A HYPO?

Dealing with hypos when you are alone

SEARCH BETTER • It’s never been easier to find health information online. Here’s how to tell if that info is trustworthy and accurate

GESTATIONAL DIABETES

Support for women with GDM • The NDSS offers a range of free resources for women with GDM including:

DIABETES & STIGMA • A lot of people living with diabetes have felt...