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To: Mad Dawg
The nice response: Then shouldn't we reconsider giving driver's licenses to people with diabetes?

That's a fair point. I wonder what percentage of accidents are cuase by diabetics v. (say) heart disease or some other medical condition? I don't know the answer, but it might shed some light on the issue.

102 posted on 05/07/2006 3:15:12 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: NittanyLion

The problem with simply denying a license to diabetics is, first of all many of the wild episodes you hear about happen before people are diagnosed. Many people are diagnosed as a result of an episode that makes it obvious something is wrong with the person. My sister was a nurse, and was diagnosed when one day as she was leaving the hospital after her shift, she simply walked off the side of a loading dock type entry at the rear entrance of the hospital, instead of taking the steps. Luckily she was not seriously injured, but about 5 minutes later she would have been behind the wheel of a vehicle in traffic.

Also after diagnosis and proper treatment, many diabetics never experience a crisis with their blood sugar again. Those that do may be years in between events.


123 posted on 05/07/2006 3:53:23 PM PDT by Tammy8 (Build a Real Border Fence, and enforce Immigration Laws!!!)
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