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Balance Magazine

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You can just sign up to be a member of DUK and you should get the monthly magazines. It's up to you if you want to pay for your membership.
 
oh great im entering my username and password and it wont let me in, thats despite me getting a reminder of my username and password 5 mins ago grrr.
 
Steff2010 said:
oh great im entering my username and password and it wont let me in, thats despite me getting a reminder of my username and password 5 mins ago grrr.
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I had endless trouble trying to get logged in to DUK's site Steff, despite entering correct details. You might have to email supporter services if you can't succeed, that's what I ended up doing.
 
Northerner said:
I had endless trouble trying to get logged in to DUK's site Steff, despite entering correct details. You might have to email supporter services if you can't succeed, that's what I ended up doing.
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Im in now .
 
I;ve seen it in WHS before. I really need to subscribe again, wonder if I will have missed out on this issue, would have really liked to get the supplement.
 
sofaraway said:
I;ve seen it in WHS before. I really need to subscribe again, wonder if I will have missed out on this issue, would have really liked to get the supplement.
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I tried searching for Balance on their website - no match. Then I tried searching for Sweet - no match. Since I know that they sell Sweet magazine, their search facility is clearly rubbish!😱
 
Jean,
I read your note with interest.
I was a member of balance many years ago and gave up because i got fed up reading about my future horrible life and slow death to come.
When their research team phoned me at home one evening i told them quite frankly why i no longer subscribed. Nice to know my small amount of input - along with many others by the sound of it, may have led to a change. I might have a look at the next issue.
 
In here you mean you photocopied it becky?
 
I have just signed up for Balance

You can join and donate what you can afford annualy, aslong as it is above one pound, and you have credit or debit card... 🙂
 
SacredHeart said:
The enclosed supplement that had every type of insulin pen, medication, meter and pump was actually really useful, because I can take that to clinic on the 2nd, and talk about getting a demi pen.
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I anted to view this supplement online but can’t find it ! Help
 
Hi @ManUtdGal , welcome loomed to the forum.
ManUtdGal said:
I anted to view this supplement online but can’t find it ! Help
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Our Balance mag doesn’t seem to be online any more , I wish it was
 
Ljc said:
Hi @ManUtdGal , welcome loomed to the forum.


Our Balance mag doesn’t seem to be online any more , I wish it was
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I must say, this is one of the things that frustrates me with Diabetes UK. Allowing users to choose between the physical magazine, versus online could say a decent chunk of money. Our banks, and many other organisations are doing this now of various statements, newsletters and so on; just as an example.

I hate waste and inefficiency, and for a charitable organisation, that is cash deflected from potentially being used for the core activity of the charity. The 2018 report listed "Greater investment in diabetes research" first in their six key areas of focus.


Depending how you view the additional leaflets etc., that arrive with Balance, would likely be lost with an online delivery. Perhaps the fees DUK charge to advertise via the publication outweigh the cost of electronic delivery. Who knows.

Interesting that "digital learning" was a listed objective for 2019.
 
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I must say, this is one of the things that frustrates me with Diabetes UK. Allowing users to choose between the physical magazine, versus online could say a decent chunk of money. Our banks, and many other organisations are doing this now of various statements, newsletters and so on; just as an example.

I hate waste and inefficiency, and for a charitable organisation, that is cash deflected from potentially being used for the core activity of the charity. The 2018 report listed "Greater investment in diabetes research" first in their six key areas of focus.


Depending how you view the additional leaflets etc., that arrive with Balance, would likely be lost with an online delivery. Perhaps the fees DUK charge to advertise via the publication outweigh the cost of electronic delivery. Who knows.

Interesting that "digital learning" was a listed objective for 2019.
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I hate waste too , I get a ton of it through my letterbox each week and it goes straight in the recycling bin. I know balance used to be online as I still have one copy in my iBook .

It would be nice if we were given the choice
 
Ljc said:
I hate waste too , I get a ton of it through my letterbox each week and it goes straight in the recycling bin. I know balance used to be online as I still have one copy in my iBook .

It would be nice if we were given the choice
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If I understand correctly online-only can be much more costly, just because of the loss of advertising revenue. So (for DUK) it may be cheaper to produce and ship the dead-tree magazine than to produce one online.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
If I understand correctly online-only can be much more costly, just because of the loss of advertising revenue. So (for DUK) it may be cheaper to produce and ship the dead-tree magazine than to produce one online.
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I am sure you are correct.
Personally I would rather save the trees and pay a tad extra for an online version , but that’s just me 🙂
 
I have only ever glanced at it in clinic waiting rooms etc. It always seemed a bit too much like the coffee table mags you get at the checkout at Marks and Spencer for my taste.
 
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