Issue 52 June 2011

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,
I just wanted to write a short note to let you know how much I enjoy the magazine, the Hepatitis C Community News. I look forward to each edition, and particularly like reading the personal stories from people living with hepatitis C, as well as the factual and medical articles about the virus and treatments.

Your December edition, ‘50 Issues: A Retrospective’, was a bit of an eye-opener as to how long the Hepatitis C Council of SA has been issuing this great magazine, and I must admit that I think I have read all of them. The pictures of all of the covers from past issues, on the back page, was a real trip down memory lane.

The article (also from that issue) ‘Insulin Resistance and Treatment’ was really a confirmation of what I have long suspected: that people with hep C are more prone to insulin resistance, and that it also has a bearing on how well one responds to interferon treatment. So I have to thank you for covering this subject so well.

I find it very encouraging to learn that insulin resistance can be managed with a proper diet, exercise and weight loss. Well done! This could potentially help a lot of people to prepare a little better for tackling treatment by managing their insulin resistance beforehand, and therefore raising the odds for a successful outcome on treatment.

If there is anything else I would like to see in the Hepatitis C Community News, it would be to read more positive treatment stories. I know that some people do it tough on treatment, but I have also met many people who say that it wasn’t so bad, and that clearing the virus from their bodies has changed their lives. Maybe I will try it myself soon.

Again, thanks so much for keeping so many of us informed and up to date.

Cheers,

Hamish

WIN! From now on, the best letter printed in each issue of the Hepatitis C Community News will receive a $25 shopping voucher. Write to us about anything to do with the magazine, the Council, living with hepatitis C, or living well ideas.

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