About this Publication
Addison's Disease Self Help Group newsletter, issue 130, December 2017
Welcome to the winter 2017 edition of the ADSHG newsletter. This issue is bursting at the seams with news - essential drug updates, work on ambulance awareness and conference reports from members, as well as members' personal stories, fundraising updates and meeting dates.
We wish all our members a very Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year!
Page 1: Happy New Year 2018, everyone!
2018 subscription rise
Online adrenal questionnaire now live
Page 2: From the President
About the money
Page 3-4: Recent news
New ambulance guidelines on adrenal crisis
Julie's ambo update: moving the goalposts?
Page 5-6: Drug news
New shortage of liquid injectable hydrocortisone
Chronocort update: cortisol replacement
Page 7-9: Awareness update
Exeter workshop on hormone dynamics
CMA decision on unfair drug pricing
ADSHG at the medical conferences
ADSHG nursing prize awarded to ADSHG trustee!
Page 10: Around the group
ADSHG submission to Health Committee on Brexit - medicines
Wibbly wobbly webby
Page 10-12: Personal stories
Living with a cortisol alert dog
66 years with Addison's
Romance is not just for the young
Page 13: Fundraising update
Cookery book launch
Runners' personal bests!
Page 14-15: Social update
Gill's goodbye column
Meeting reports
2018 social and medical meetings
2018 fundraising events
Page 16: The back page
Reminders
Conference dates
2018 subscription rates
ADSHG trustees and officers