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DiabetesNOW Podcast
The DiabetesNOW Podcast is a new service from Abbott Diabetes Care to make diabetes education more accessible for both patients and healthcare professionals. Our podcast offers practical advice covering all areas of diabetes management including blood glucose monitoring, all in easily accessible bite-sized chunks.
If you are not yet familiar with the benefits of podcasts, we have provided the following introduction to podcasts, or if you already have iTunes, subscribe to the DiabetesNOW Podcast (Windows users, Mac users).
What is a podcast?
Put simply, a Podcast is a way of subscribing to audio content over the internet. The name podcast is taken from ‘broadcast’ and ‘iPod’.
A podcast is a downloadable audio file that can also display video footage, web-links and images. The key benefit is that when you download a podcast you can play it anytime you like, wherever you like – in the office, at home or on the move.
Subscribing to a Podcast
One of the other useful features of podcasts is that when you download them you are actually subscribing to a series of content. Podcasts are released as ‘episodes’ and once you have subscribed to a podcast your software can either notify you or automatically download the new episode straight to your computer. Should you decide you no longer wish to receive the podcast it’s a simple process to click the unsubscribe button.
Do I need an iPod?
No, a podcast can be played on a Personal Computer (PC) or Mac or even one of the many portable media players available, as well as iPods.
Downloading a podcast is a simple process, view our ‘how to download a podcast’ guide if you would like further assistance.