What's up with Amtrack or what's up with diabetics?

So, I was reading on the CNN this morning on-line an article about an elderly man who was forced off an Amtrack train in the middle of some national park in Arizona because he was acting "rude and disorderly." They haven't found him yet. His family says that he's a diabetic and that he was most likely having an insulin reaction.

Ok folks, first of all-- how in the world could Amtrack have a procedure that involves forcibly removing someone at a drop location in the middle of fucking no where (the man was supposedly about 65 years of age).

And second of all, what diabetic is not going to say or acknowledge that they are in fact a diabetic and something's wrong?

I've been a diabetic now for almost 22 years. I was diagnosed when I had just graduated from college. Yeah it sucks, but it is in fact a very manageable chronic disease. All of my friends know this and have at some point, experienced my saying to them.... I NEED SUGAR NOW !

Not long ago I was at a screening of DreamGirls on the studio lot. They had to stop the movie half way through because a woman went into an insulin reaction and her friend started freaking out. One of the guys in my group was a doctor so he ran over to her, but not before the amazing studio emergency team was there. Within 15 minutes all was well. But the studio didn't make the woman go stand in a corner or in the parking lot for behaving oddly.

I hi-lite these two situations because as a diabetic I have to own my health. I have to own, 24/7 my blood sugar. I've become very aware of my eating, my exercise, my insulin--because I HAVE TO. It's not fun, insurance sucks, but it's my issue.

I was paid a somewhat off handed compliment by a friend of mine a few years ago at of all places, a circuit party in Palm Springs (circuit party: a large dance party with more gay men than you can imagine) who said, ya knowTom, in all the years I've know you and all the events we've been togther, you have never let your diabetes get in the way - at least with us.

Now, this is not to say that there haven't been times when I've been aware that things are happening with my system, it's just that I am so attuned always and that I mentally monitor what's going on and deal with it all whenever I need to.

It's my responsibility, after all.