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For me it was about getting the tresiba dose correct the rapid is only for dealing with meals and corrections the tresiba is to keep you steady all of the time So I would start by taking to the care team about increasing the dose, remember any changes take up to 3 days to show Once I had...

And even this states… Termination of employment in these circumstances could be a fair dismissal provided that you follow a fair procedure and you notify the employee at the time of recruitment that a failure to disclose medical information So yes there is still a risk

Well protection under the equality act *may* depend on whether it’s a declared illness or not…. Not declaring a chronic illness that may affect your ability to work can be grounds for dismissal in its own right.. if however the company do know then you do have protection under the equality act...

In my case hba1c does not affect my BP.. I’m on 5 bp meds 9 tabletss a day…. My bp is still 172/91 and it remain pretty stable with an hba1c of 68 or 48. But that’s me, you could be different if you finding out hba1c has risen causes you concern that could raise your bp…. I wish mine was as low...

Partly right guardian 4 or simplera You CAN use xdrip but does not direct connect there is a method that xdrip can log into carelink and get the data Once in xdrip the data can be sent to Nightscout or any other app that can recover data from xdrip. So I’ve successfully run on Samsung watches...

It’s difficult My cardiologist has put it this way ‘almost no one dies from diabetes’ it’s always something else that has been complicated with diabetes heart and kidney issues being the big ones An hba1c of 48 or more can be indicative of diabetes so I can see why they may want to stress the...

Basically no…. It can be done with lots of fuss you can find a method to upload to Nightscout then find an app or method to send that to the watch The only watch there is an actual app for is the Apple Watch but this still need the phone it does not connect to the pump The best way is to...

I was driving hgv and had a physical job when starting I just booked the training day off Just keep an eye on bg and have hypo treatment handy Not really an excuse to go sick In fact in 15 years I’ve never had a sick day due to diabetes even if I wake up high/low I just fix it and continue

And whilst dexcom was quite good for me... I did get cases where it would be wildly out My personal view is that the simplera has been slightly better for me that the dexcom... I stress the (for me)

Can't use dexcom if you could they wouldn't make the money would that... It's like have a Honda car and asking why you can use vauxhall parts

I would get pump specific insurance as that will give fast replacement Home insurance tends to have larger excesses and slower payouts

For standard licenses you will NOT loose your license If you have HGV or PCV you WILL lose your license for a minimum of 6 weeks more likely 3 to 6 months

This is something where the goal posts tend to change at one point nocturnal 'severe nocturnal' hypos were acceptable now they are not... severe = requiring help of another to treat Hypos where you treat yourself are acceptable. The current rules for group 2 drivers is if you have a severe...

Tapatalk app works quite well and does not have the emoji issue It's a good stand-in until the official app hits the stores

The only thing that prevented me switching is the small reservoir size if the omnipod it only holds 200u and I use close to 100u a day, so would not achieve the 3 days of the pod Oh and tge fact that in the UK you can use a mobile phone you need the PDM so actually that can be more hassle than...