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Want to top up Income Protection - How? with what?

DerektheDonkey · 2021-06-08 04:12:41

Morning all I want to top up my current Income Protection that I have had with Lloyds (Scottish Widows I think) since 1993, paying a fixed amount of £16pm ever since. It is fine but now only pays a quarter of my take home pay. I have spoken with Lloyds, they recognise the scheme, they recognise the scheme is actually…

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csgohan4 Posts: 10,607 Forumite

10 June 2021 at 10:30AM

an average of 11 needs to be put in context, were they after meals ? before meals, are you on oral or insulin medication

If you are on medication or not, an average of assuming pre meal sugars is 11, is a sign of poor control which insurers may not be merciful on.

However Hba1c is more accurate

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