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    I have pre diabetes will I have to notify dvla

    Can I suggest that you look at DVLA website and see if pre-diabetes is mentioned in current pages? Rather than asking willing, but perhaps misinformed, people.
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    Ski marathons

    No competitive nordic skiing, but I've done some hut to hut touring and occasional days when staying with friends in Norway and odd days in northern England, since diagnosis.
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    T1s - What's your go-to restaurant?

    I eat out very infrequently - approx once every 2 months, so I just estimate carbohydrate content when I see the plate / bowl. I certainly don't limit myself to any particular chain of restaurants. More usually, it's a pub on Thursday night, chosen by orienteering running friends, or a pub on...
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    Time for new NHS diet guidelines?

    A tip for coping with boiling veggies in a pan - either place veggies inside a chip pan metal basket inside pan, so you can lift chip basket, tap it against inside edge of pan to shake off water or use a slotted spoon to fish out veggies. No need to move a pan of hot water - leave until water...
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    Holding my kit during runs

    I use a 2 litre Karrimor bumbag, which I bought in a sale about 10 years ago. It's plenty big enough for parkrunning, orienteering etc, as it holds keys, some coins /notes in a ziplock bag (for post parkrun coffee or post orienteering beer if on bike, not driving), credit card and / or debit...
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    What blood Sugar level is considered to high to drive a FLT

    I can't imagine that DVLA will say anything about driving fork lift trucks, as they don't routinely go on public roads. What treatment do you have to reduce your blood glucose levels? Diet / exercise / weight reduction (if needed) / medication (if needed)?
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    Diabetes and the Armed Forces

    One of the main concerns, in addition to risk of hypos, is the supply line for essential medication ie insulin. Obviously, food, ammunition etc are also essential for armed forces, but an exact bullet or item of food doesn't need to be sent to every individual serviceperson. I had resigned from...
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    Disabled Student Allowance (Postgraduate)

    I'm pretty sure that developing type 1 diabetes between my BSc (1989/92) and MSc (1997/8) didn't mean I needed to spend more in photocopying etc for my second than first degree. Main difference was that internet and email had come into academic use.
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    Conflict of interest?

    Otherwise inuits would get scurvy, but even if they eat only fish and seal and whale meat, they don't, presumably because fish eat phytoplankton, fish eat smaller fish and seals and whales eat fish with mouthfuls of phytoplankton in varying proportions, depending on whether they have baleen or...
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    Who are you voting for in the general election 2017?

    I never tell anyone other than close family members how I vote. However, I vote at every opportunity, having carefully studied recent general election results. This is particularly important this time, as I have only lived in my current constituency since 2013. My niece, who lives in a...
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    Disabled Student Allowance (Postgraduate)

    DSA goes towards costs of equipment and support, not fees. Did you get any DSA as an undergraduate?
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    Started running again -sugars going high!

    Lots more information about exercise with type 1 diabetes on Runsweet website. One technique that might help is ending each run with a sprint - a burst lessens blood glucose rise.
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    High blood sugars before running

    Website www.runsweet.com has lots of detailed information about physiology of exercise with type 1 diabetes, plus case studies for various sports.
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    Chicken pox

    Definitely discuss with your GP. Shar67's information about shingles is incorrect. You can only get shingles if you have already had chickenpox. See http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Shingles/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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    Work

    What about pockets in clothing?!?
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    Waterproof bag for kayaking etc

    Better to use a small roll and clip bag, which has a plastic loop to which you can attach a cord and karabiner to connect to a loop on kayak. Called a dry bag. Heavy duty fabric is best. Suitable brands include Ortlieb, LifeVenture, Sea to Summit etc. Eg...
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    DLA Higher Rate

    Many parents of 16 month olds have disturbed nights, even without a recent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, but for the sake of parent and child, reducing number of night time tests is a wise aim. Comparison with a child who doesn't have the condition is part of the assessment process for DLA...
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    Curious about bloods...

    Have you looked at www.runsweet.com (mainly for people with type 1 diabetes) and / or www.teambloodglucose.com (sections for type 1 and 2 diabetes)? When you say bloods under 5, what type of blood test (finger prick with home meter or HBA1c venous blood taken at surgery / clinic) and which units...
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    Running In The Heat Tips

    I prefer cool to hot weather. When I have to run in heat, I often pour some cold water over my hair, face and neck, so that it evapourates and cools when I move. As parkrun has been mentioned, these have the advantage of being earlyish - always Saturdays, 9am in England & Wales, 9.30am in...
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    Growing Up

    Where do you live, Michik? Could someone from your diabetes clinic speak with your parents and explain that you are a normal teenager, who is trying to become an adult, just with diabetes as well? Making it impossible for you to even spend a night away from home is not the way to allow a...