[Mindstorm]

It's true he should've thought twice, but tell me how somebody is supposed to think twice and think clearly in a situation like that?

Most of us have been there and sometimes it can get to a point where you are just operating on autopilot and unable to make decisions for yourself any more. That's why these incidents happen, not because the diabetic is being a reckless fool, but because the diabetic is dangerously ill and can not identify this for themselves.

If anything, the one person who is just slightly at fault would be his girlfriend for not asking him to test before letting him hit the road. I don't know if I should even say "I fault her" though, as she probably figured some candy would be enough to fix the problem. Being more on top of your numbers/testing like crazy may have avoided this, but sometimes lows are just unavoidable.

Terribly sorry to hear that you dealt with something like this and I'm glad you're alive after all that. Maybe it's time to test before you drive for a while in case you're going to be encountering a string of lows? Or, if you've got good insurance and will be able to keep decent insurance coverage for the foreseeable future, see about getting a continuous glucose monitoring system. Argue that you have hypo unawareness issues and that increased testing has still led to incidents, and you need such a system for your own safety.

Best of luck to avoiding these issues in the future.