A health-adjacent tool for people with diabetes carries real responsibilities. Here’s exactly how SHRED.SAFE handles them — written so a paramedic, a sceptical engineer, or your diabetes team would all agree it’s honest.
SHRED.SAFE is a ride-preparation companion for mountain bikers with diabetes. It supports planning decisions — what to carry, when to check, where to ride, who to tell. It does not diagnose, monitor, treat, or prescribe.
It is not a medical device under MHRA regulation and never claims to be. It does not replace your CGM, your meter, your insulin pump, or your diabetes team.
The Ride Buddy Guide — the staged response your mate sees when you can’t communicate — was reviewed for clinical accuracy by a serving UK paramedic who asked not to be named publicly.
The fuel guidance and risk wording is based on UK first-aid hypo response principles and publicly available information from Diabetes UK, NHS, and the UK Resuscitation Council. It is not formal clinical advice.
For acute emergencies, call 999. For glucose management decisions, talk to your diabetes team. SHRED.SAFE fills the gap between those two, not either of them.
Health data SHRED.SAFE handles: name, diabetes type, medication, CGM device, blood glucose readings you enter, weight, fitness level, emergency contact details, ride logs, foot health logs, GPX files you upload.
Where it’s stored: in your browser’s local storage on your device. It does not leave your device unless you explicitly choose to share it (for example, screenshotting your emergency card or copying your buddy note to send).
What we collect on the server: nothing personal. The site uses Google Analytics if you accept the cookie banner, which records anonymous traffic stats — no health data, no identifying details. You can decline the banner and the site works identically.
What Premium payment captures: Stripe handles the payment securely. We never see your card details. After payment, you receive a one-off access code by email that unlocks Premium on your device. No account is created. No user record is stored on our side beyond what Stripe needs for the transaction.
The Trail Directory covers 43 UK venues, 134 named routes, with A&E distance, mobile signal grading and venue-level safety notes. This information is gathered from public NHS data, mapping services, rider reports, and venue communications.
Every datapoint is approximate. A&E distances are road-distance estimates from venue car parks and do not reflect live traffic, route changes, or detours. Mobile signal grades reflect general patterns and can change with weather, network outages, or new infrastructure. Trail closures, diversions and unexpected hazards are the venue’s call — always check the official venue board before you ride.
If you spot an error in our data, tell us and we’ll fix it. The directory is a living document, not a finished encyclopedia.
SHRED.SAFE is built and maintained by Don Jackson-Wyatt — a Type 2 diabetic mountain biker based in North Wales. Every feature exists because Don has personally needed it on a ride, or because a fellow diabetic rider has told him they needed it.
This is not a venture-backed startup chasing growth metrics. It’s a tool built by a rider for riders. £4.99 lifetime Premium funds the hosting, the venue data updates, and the time to keep building. No subscription. No data harvested. No advertising.
If you have feedback, suggestions, or you’ve spotted something that doesn’t feel right, get in touch through the site.
If you or someone you’re with is experiencing a diabetic emergency, severe hypoglycaemia, loss of consciousness, seizure, severe injury, chest pain, breathing difficulties, or anything else acutely life-threatening — call 999 immediately. SHRED.SAFE is preparation. 999 is response. They are not interchangeable.