While there is no question that there is more information on the internet about diabetes-related topics, diabetes magazines still offer editorial comment, and a wider perspective on views than found in most internet searches. In case you’re wondering if there are a lot of diabetes magazines still available, a tally taken in 2008 showed that there are still about 65 publications and magazines on diabetes still in publication.
Thirty four of them are professional journals, which are actually still pretty popular in the circles of diabetic professionals, like researchers and physicians. About 31 diabetes magazines are intended for the general public, and of those 26 are published in the United States. 5 are published in other countries. Of all these magazines, diabetes patients would probably only find a handful they would be interested in paying for.
What are the most Popular Diabetes Magazines?
The three diabetes magazines with the largest population are as follows:
- Diabetes Self-Management is probably the most seriously written of the top three. It also seems to ignore completely the online diabetes community, which may be appealing to some readers. It is published bimonthly by R.A. Rapaport Publishing Inc., 150 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011. With a circulation of over 425,000, it is the most widely circulated and the subscription cost is $18 annually.
- Diabetes Forecast comes automatically if you are a member of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311, which publishes the largest diabetes magazine in the world. While its circulation is lower than Diabetes Self-Management, Diabetes Forecast is monthly and each issue seems to have more content. In 2002, its circulation was 426,000. The annual subscription price is $28. The magazine will tend to stick closely to the recommendations of the ADA, which is expected.
- Diabetes Health tries hard to be interesting and on the leading edge. The magazine tries to avoid outright quack cures, but is much more receptive to alternative treatments than its competitors are. You will find the content to reflect the generally liberal bias of its San Francisco home. It was known as Diabetes Interview when it started in 1991 to present interviews with experts on diabetes, the reason for the name. The magazine is published bi-monthly by King’s Publishing Inc., 6 School Street, Suite 160, Fairfax, CA 94930, for $9.95 per year. The circulation of Diabetes Health has increased to 150,000, and it now has a companion magazine, Diabetes Health Professional with which it shares some of its content. This magazine has a circulation of about 25,000.
Free Diabetes Magazines
Most of the free diabetes magazines you’ll find today will be in the form of e-magazines or newsletters. These are publications that are delivered to your e email on a regular basis. Because the distribution cost of electronic delivery is almost nothing, it’s hard to find a print free diabetes magazine anymore. One of the few free print diabetes magazines available is the diabetic digest. But you’ll have to go online to subscribe at www.diabetes digest.com. There are hundreds of online diabetes magazines. Free newsletters and publications are offered by manufacturers, drug companies, and other companies ultimately trying to sell you something. But search around and you’ll likely find something that will interest you.
