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I used to have (manage) regular hypos, in the belief that it helped to maintain a good HbA1c. I have always had (still have) solid awareness of low sugar - guess I'm one of the lucky ones! However, there is a definite change in policy, advising against hypos, due to other complications...

Mr. Ritson must be an intelligent man, to have achieved what he has in life. It is consequently fair to assume that he has an adequate understanding of his diabetes in order to do his job. The fact that he experienced a surprise hypoglycemic episode is not unheard of: in my 35 years with T1, I...

Thank you very much for your reply. 32 years of stability (diabetic, that is - 'er indoors may dispute other forms!) and good hypo awareness - whilst awake - have always kept me at the back of the pump queue and, to be honest, I don't actually fancy the idea of one. I suppose my recent...

Great info - never heard of these devices before. Will deffo be looking into them. Many thanks for your helpful input.

Hi all, I've been Type 1 for over 32 years and have generally been very stable - last Hba1c was 53, which I was quite pleased with. I am a 50 yr old male in good general health, with reasonably active lifestyle. Highs & lows have always previously been explainable and usually my own fault...