In many people's eyes it does mean a disability. I wouldn't class it that way at all. I appreciate that you would've dealt with the situation accordingly had you stopped to talk to someone, but can you also appreciate that for some Policemen and women this isn't the case?
Yep.....I'm not so daft to think all Coppers are perfect. I've seen some things that make me cringe but that doesn't make all Coppers insensitive and bad people. Most are just ordinary folk with a job to do. Sometimes they get it wrong and should be taken to task, but on the whole the majority are good people with plenty of common sense. Luck of the draw I suppose if you happen to have a c*ap one deal with you ! I hope that never happens.
Most of the time there are warning symptoms, I know almost immediately that I'm having a hypo. BUT having said that, it is common knowledge that people with very very good control often lose their warning symptoms. So, in that case, on one hand they are praised for their excellent hba1c levels and recognised as a healthy diabetic, but in the case of having a hypo at the wheel, even if they had all of the tools to correct it in the car, they could, realistically, be persecuted?! Can't win!
Prosecuted......maybe, not persecuted. Like I said, that is 'victim' mentality. Do something wrong whether that is deliberate or accidental........then claim persecution. Sorry, heard that one too many times to take any notice of it. Having diabetes is a balancing act, get it right and everything is fine, get it wrong, as in having little or no hypo awareness and that is something that has to be addressed. Which is why too tight a control particularly in T1 is sometimes a bad thing. It's not just your own Diabetes you have to think about but also the effect it could have on others, hypo at the wheel can be catastrophic.......for more than just the driver. Seen the results of just that over the years. Not a pretty sight.
I think feeling persecuted is a massive difference in opinion for us all. I don't feel persecuted by people in general most of the time, but there are some comments which would make me feel otherwise. And some insurance companies that definitely suggest otherwise.