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Can I use fitbit records as evidence?
7 years 1 week ago #187563 by velvet
Replied by velvet on topic Can I use fitbit records as evidence?
How wonderful to think I have managed a whole 500 meters movement in one day 
Thank you for the reply and the above statement is not aimed at you it is frustration with life. I have got the new guides and will be using them. I have only just started filling the form in - I do it on the computer so save it bit by bit.
I am a bit worried about the supporting evidence bit. I do not visit my doctor very often when stable - he is semi retired so not always available and the surgery is so swamped with new patients appointments are on a doctor phoning you to decide if you need one basis (which the doctors hate as well) and my last real visits were 18 months ago. I dont have a carer or other professional and my situation in a nutshell is I am managing my condition to keep it stable.
As for the imaginary wheelchair - I have had to use one in the past with a broken leg and I am less able to self propel than I am to walk.
Thank you for the reply and the above statement is not aimed at you it is frustration with life. I have got the new guides and will be using them. I have only just started filling the form in - I do it on the computer so save it bit by bit.
I am a bit worried about the supporting evidence bit. I do not visit my doctor very often when stable - he is semi retired so not always available and the surgery is so swamped with new patients appointments are on a doctor phoning you to decide if you need one basis (which the doctors hate as well) and my last real visits were 18 months ago. I dont have a carer or other professional and my situation in a nutshell is I am managing my condition to keep it stable.
As for the imaginary wheelchair - I have had to use one in the past with a broken leg and I am less able to self propel than I am to walk.
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7 years 1 week ago #187566 by Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
Replied by Gordon on topic Can I use fitbit records as evidence?
Velvet
It's alright I did not take the comment personally
I'm afraid claimants need to think about context when they use thing like the Fitbit data you suggested, is the glass half empty or is it half full?
As to the evidence, you can use old evidence as long as you can show that it is still relevant to your conditions as they are now. Evidence can be important but most medical evidence only addresses your conditions and not the limitations that result, so a lack of evidence can be overcome by spending time on explaining those limitations in more detail.
Gordon
It's alright I did not take the comment personally
I'm afraid claimants need to think about context when they use thing like the Fitbit data you suggested, is the glass half empty or is it half full?
As to the evidence, you can use old evidence as long as you can show that it is still relevant to your conditions as they are now. Evidence can be important but most medical evidence only addresses your conditions and not the limitations that result, so a lack of evidence can be overcome by spending time on explaining those limitations in more detail.
Gordon
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