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Thread: How often do you have lows where you need help?

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05-06-2006, 01:48 PM

poodlebone poodlebone is offline

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Apr 2006

Location: NYC

Posts: 1,575

Quote:

Originally Posted by spike

I've never lost consciousness yet, and it's a good thing--in CA, if a physician documents a lapse in consciousness, the DMV pulls the patient's drivers license.

I've heard that some states are really hard on diabetics. I don't even have a license, so I'm not too worried about it.

Would the DMV penalize you even if you weren't driving at the time? And what ever happened to keeping a patient's records confidential?!

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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005 - 6/2008
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Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 10/08/08: 5.6