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Originally Posted by duck  I understand you are just ranting, but just because you are a responsible driver who also happens to have diabetes, doesn't mean everyone who has diabetes is a responsible driver; certainly, we all have our stories.
But yeah, the amount of distractions we are purposely welcoming into our driving lives is utterly ridiculous now; People want DVDs, super stereos, fishtanks, live TV in their car...I often find myself asking "Remember when driving was about DRIVING?" |
Now that I have calmed down, and after having a low at 12 noon, (4.3mmol/l, must be a delayed reaction
) I understand where you are coming from, it is all to do with the responsibility of the driver, and not their medical condition, even though it does play a small part. Governments and road agencies should get with the times though, these aren't the early 1940's where insulin was unpredictable and you used a urine tester to tell if you had elevated sugars. Diabetes has become a precise art now, and if you look after yourself (responsibility there again) then you are just as good as anyone else. So why do they pick on people with manageable conditions and not on people who have no responsibility. In the end, that is what it comes down to.
Now, since we had to start over here in Aus, I had to get my learners license again, so if it were a crash, insurance companies would say it is my fault since I am a learner in the first place, and secondly I am a diabetic, which in their minds must have been the pivotal factor in avoiding the crash. This is all hypothetical, but I have heard this sad story from so many diabetic friends that it just can't be ignored.
Anyway, I seem to be ranting again. So let me take a breather.
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There, much better now.
