1. It was a criminal negligence! The driver was aware of his illness and should have checked his state of health before getting behind the wheel. I totally agree with Anthony Azzi. I'm very emotional, so forgive me if I judge too severe.

Posted at 2:24PM on Jul 11th 2006 by al. lift

2. Yeah, I'm inclined to agree. And I'm interested to hear what others think. I think they should charge him, but let him off without any punishment - he's been through enough! Most of all, I think this is something that needs to be talked about more! It scares me how many crashes are reported involving diabetic drivers in shock.

Posted at 4:10PM on Jul 11th 2006 by Diane Rixon

3. A very controversial posting. If in fact it is the case that his driving was compromised by his illness, the doctor may be sued. In Canada at least, there have been many cases where doctors have been sued for failing to inform the authorities about drivers which would be impaired by their illness.

Posted at 9:34PM on Jul 11th 2006 by Diabetes Post

4. I'm at a loss for this. Doesn't his doctor do a blood glucose check when the patient comes in. Every diabetic doctor I've ever used does.

Also what if he did check his state? I've had my blood sugar drop out from under me even after checking it 30 minutes previously. Should diabetics be required to check their blood sugar every 15 minutes and if so then will tax payers pay for the extra chem strips that will be required. I know my insurance company will only give me 4 strips a day, because researchers say there isn't a need to test more then that a day to reduce the cost of long term diabetic related illness.

So it really seems dumb to say he should have checked his blood glucose before he got behind the wheel, what if he did check it? And so lets say he did and this happened should diabetics not be allowed to drive? Should they have to drive with a blood sugar level above 200 to ensure that they don't go into insulin shock? It's so easy to see black and white and not realize that perhaps he was taking precautions and life just came up and smacked him in the face.

I've had a close call and it took me a moment to realize what was going on. I was luckily driving with a friend and i pulled over and let him take the drivers seat, we found me some sugar and put me back to rights. I haven't had an issue like that since I've been on my pump. If i start to feel my blood sugar drop I disconnect myself and that will help some and then i pop some sugar of any type.

Posted at 7:56AM on Jul 26th 2006 by bruce