Story in local paper .

[daveepickup]

Defense using diabetes as an excuse for this persons extreme behaviour


http://m.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1...ef=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

 

[Heathenlass]

" He was advised to take his medication "?
There are so many things " off" about this story.
I find it concerning that there is an exhaustive list of the damage to property, but no mention as to the welfare of his daughters after being pulled from the wreckage .

And cheers for using a hypo as a defence , Mr. Barlow, and not testing etc before driving it makes it SO much easier for those of us on insulin to deal with the DVLA

Signy

 

[satindoll]

" He was advised to take his medication "?
There are so many things " off" about this story.
I find it concerning that there is an exhaustive list of the damage to property, but no mention as to the welfare of his daughters after being pulled from the wreckage .

And cheers for using a hypo as a defence , Mr. Barlow, and not testing etc before driving it makes it SO much easier for those of us on insulin to deal with the DVLA

Signy

It makes my blood boil too, pillocks like that make it so difficult for those of us that do observe the rules, its no wonder the DVLA are reluctant to renew licences for people who may have had a hypo,

 

[donnellysdogs]

How can there be no proof that he was told his licence was revoked previously??? (Why was it revoked?)

Seriosly bad for other diabetics that play by the rules... Hope the judge highlights that the law requires blood testing...

 

[misswhiplash]

I frequently "smear the walls with my own excrement" post hypo... Doesn't everyone...? *sigh*

 

[Heathenlass]

I frequently "smear the walls with my own excrement" post hypo... Doesn't everyone...? *sigh*

I thought that was a given...

And throwing hot chocolate around the room works great for bringing you out of a hypo - what other way is there to use it ?

All in all, whilst acknowledging that it's not meant to be, the article is not great PR for promoting understanding of diabetes is it ?

Signy

 

[DeejayR]

I would never waste hot chocolate. Or peanut butter come to think of it.
*thinks of it*

 

[noblehead]

Really surprised the Police didn't take his car keys from him and made sure he was safe to drive before returning them.......what were they thinking off

 

[tim2000s]

I'm surprised he wasn't sectioned for being a looney, diabetes or no!

 

[catherinecherub]

It sounds more like drug induced behaviour.

 

[Robinredbreast]

I know people with diabetes can behave so differently with a hypo, but a very low hypo normally makes people very tired, unless this person is really like that anyway 9, it just sounds all so bizarre, from both sides

 

[donnellysdogs]

My driving incident... Didn't crash.. Kept licence... But I had one police car, two police dog vans, 1 ambulance and they made me sit in police car and be driven home!! Dogs bundled in to dog vans...
Why isn't there a standard procedure??