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<blockquote data-quote="sprokowski" data-source="post: 1835762" data-attributes="member: 473015"><p>Oh wow, you’re disappointed in me for sharing my experiences and opinions? That’s very rude. At no point have I tried to make excuses for people being treated badly, rudely or unfairly, I have just put out there another point of view. My friend who has a pacemaker is 20 so actually I wouldn’t expect that and it is rather unusual. Telling me I’m ignorant for thinking everyone is like me, again, is very rude. When you have just seen someone stand in a queue with no issues, lug 2 30kg bags onto a belt, and then after everything say ‘yeh I’m diabetic so can I get a wheelchair?’ And you then ask the normal questions about how far they can walk and stairs etc and they seem confused and then when you tell them it’ll be a 30-60min wait and they won’t have time for shopping and they say ‘actually I think I’ll be okay’ DO NOT TELL ME IM IGNORANT. This kind of thing happens on a daily basis. This is people using a serious illness to try and get special treatment and fast tracked through security. I am very good at my job so find this very offensive. And these people are a contributing factor in some people’s opinions about diabetics and it infuriates me. I am simply sharing my own experiences, I am obviously not saying everyone does this but it happens a lot more than you think (along with people trying to tell you they have 30kg of excess luggage in their check in bags for a 2 week trip because they are diabetic they shouldn’t pay, even though the airline has already given them a 50kg luggage allowance, 10kg hand luggage. If they had come with a separate hand luggage bag full of medical equipment in addition to their allowance, I know I would allow that, but you shouldn’t have your medication in your check in bag anyway so this is BS). You know nothing about my health so don’t make assumptions. I have actually been on a flight with blood sugar of 1.8 and I don’t like making a fuss (and yes my DSN has had a go at me about this) my other half simply pressed the bell and asked if we could get a can of coke as I had very low blood sugar and within seconds I had one and was recovering. I have also had planes be diverted and I’ve had to very subtly ask crew for some food knowing full well there isn’t enough for everyone but they almost went into a panic apologising and saying I should have said something earlier so I have been very lucky, I’m not saying this happens to everyone and i have witnessed some very rude and disgusting behaviour from people. I do very much think that this is unfortunately such a common illness that everyone at security should receive some training for it. AGAIN, I AM SIMPLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCED THAT MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE NEVER WITNESSED. So I’m sorry that I seem to have offended and infuriated you . Maybe the only way you can feel welcome in a forum that I joined to try and get support as a young person (I’ve been type 1 diabetic for 16 years) who it embarking on a new stage of her life that I’m going to need a lot more support as a diabetic because my life will become a heck of a lot more difficult, is by agreeing with the majority and not having an opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sprokowski, post: 1835762, member: 473015"] Oh wow, you’re disappointed in me for sharing my experiences and opinions? That’s very rude. At no point have I tried to make excuses for people being treated badly, rudely or unfairly, I have just put out there another point of view. My friend who has a pacemaker is 20 so actually I wouldn’t expect that and it is rather unusual. Telling me I’m ignorant for thinking everyone is like me, again, is very rude. When you have just seen someone stand in a queue with no issues, lug 2 30kg bags onto a belt, and then after everything say ‘yeh I’m diabetic so can I get a wheelchair?’ And you then ask the normal questions about how far they can walk and stairs etc and they seem confused and then when you tell them it’ll be a 30-60min wait and they won’t have time for shopping and they say ‘actually I think I’ll be okay’ DO NOT TELL ME IM IGNORANT. This kind of thing happens on a daily basis. This is people using a serious illness to try and get special treatment and fast tracked through security. I am very good at my job so find this very offensive. And these people are a contributing factor in some people’s opinions about diabetics and it infuriates me. I am simply sharing my own experiences, I am obviously not saying everyone does this but it happens a lot more than you think (along with people trying to tell you they have 30kg of excess luggage in their check in bags for a 2 week trip because they are diabetic they shouldn’t pay, even though the airline has already given them a 50kg luggage allowance, 10kg hand luggage. If they had come with a separate hand luggage bag full of medical equipment in addition to their allowance, I know I would allow that, but you shouldn’t have your medication in your check in bag anyway so this is BS). You know nothing about my health so don’t make assumptions. I have actually been on a flight with blood sugar of 1.8 and I don’t like making a fuss (and yes my DSN has had a go at me about this) my other half simply pressed the bell and asked if we could get a can of coke as I had very low blood sugar and within seconds I had one and was recovering. I have also had planes be diverted and I’ve had to very subtly ask crew for some food knowing full well there isn’t enough for everyone but they almost went into a panic apologising and saying I should have said something earlier so I have been very lucky, I’m not saying this happens to everyone and i have witnessed some very rude and disgusting behaviour from people. I do very much think that this is unfortunately such a common illness that everyone at security should receive some training for it. AGAIN, I AM SIMPLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCED THAT MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE NEVER WITNESSED. So I’m sorry that I seem to have offended and infuriated you . Maybe the only way you can feel welcome in a forum that I joined to try and get support as a young person (I’ve been type 1 diabetic for 16 years) who it embarking on a new stage of her life that I’m going to need a lot more support as a diabetic because my life will become a heck of a lot more difficult, is by agreeing with the majority and not having an opinion. [/QUOTE]
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