Diabetic mother-of-two is kicked out of McDonald's for injecting herself with insulin

[Northerner]

A diabetic mum-of-two was ordered to leave a McDonald’s restaurant for injecting herself with insulin - after staff accused her of being on drugs.

Sarah Pike, 36, ordered a Big Mac from the fast-food chain last Friday and used her EpiPen to inject herself with insulin to increase her blood sugar level before tucking into her meal.

But when staff spotted her injecting herself they told her to leave the premises because they believed she was using hard drugs.

Mrs Pike, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, said: 'This was probably the most humiliating experience of my life and something like this has never happened to me before.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ds-injecting-insulin-staff-accused-drugs.html

So, she uses an Epipen to inject insulin does she? 🙄

Stupid Mcdonalds! 😡

 

[Steff]

That is bang out of order and so narrow minded,no wonder diabetics are so uneasy at injecting out in public, maybe the staff would of preferred her to become hypo become unconcious and have flashing blue lights arrive grrrr 😡

 

[Northerner]

What about the bit at the end "Type 1 diabetes accounts for ten to 15 per cent of all people with the condition and if they do not inject enough insulin through the day it can lead to a state called hypoglycemia."

😱

 

[Lauras87]

I've been asked not to inject in restaurants before but come on, this is stupid!!!

Think people need to be told that people inject insulin & shouldn't be kicked out for doing it

 

[Northerner]

I've added a comment to the article about its dire reporting

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Never ever ever read the Daily Mail.

The errors mentioned in the few sentences on this thread are so horrendous it is unbelievable!

How can the media get this simple stuff SO wrong, SO often. They are actively confusing people and ensuring people have less idea about D than if no stories were ever published. Shameful 😡

 

[mcmoby69]

I'd like to see someone kick me out of mcdonalds for injecting in public. They wold have to call the police first. then i would demand a public apology from the manager directly in front of every customer in the place.

The links been pulled by the way. Either McDonalds have had a word or the Daily Fail is a tad embarrased.

new link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2412733/Diabetic-mother-kicked-McDonalds-injecting-insulin-staff-accused-drugs.html

 

[Steff]

Well said Mcmoby, Id hate to imagine it was one of the staffs mums,daughter, niece etc etc then what will they do? chuck them out I think not

 

[FM001]

EpiPen 😱

 

[LeeLee]

I hope they get prosecuted under the DDA.

As an aside, what junkie injects in public? Don't they use back alleys and public toilets to hide what they're doing?

 

[yorksman]

A diabetic mum-of-two was ordered to leave a McDonald’s restaurant for injecting herself with insulin - after staff accused her of being on drugs.

Ha, I know this scenario well.

I used to snort a white menthol snuff in pubs and wait for the fireworks to start.

Happy days.

I had previously used a brand called Gletscher Prise which was Golden Brown, the same colour as heroin.

 

[Redkite]

😱 The incident itself is bad enough, but the article is dreadful! So she uses an Epipen (and is quoted saying so!) to inject her insulin, in order to increase her blood glucose level. And if she didn't inject insulin she would risk hypoglycaemia. I've never seen an article that is as wrong as this!

 

[DeusXM]

I can't believe what happened to this woman and I can't believe just how wrong the journalist got everything.

I work in PR and have a database with direct dials for national journos, think I'll give her a call tomorrow and politely explain her complete screw up. Can someone also pass this on to the Diabetes UK press office and get them to do their job ie. get the media to report on diabetes accurately please?

 

[Redkite]

I had previously used a brand called Gletscher Prise which was Golden Brown, the same colour as heroin.

Do you mean to tell me that the Stranglers' song "Golden Brown" was all about heroin? Another illusion shattered.....🙂

 

[Northerner]

I can't believe what happened to this woman and I can't believe just how wrong the journalist got everything.

I work in PR and have a database with direct dials for national journos, think I'll give her a call tomorrow and politely explain her complete screw up. Can someone also pass this on to the Diabetes UK press office and get them to do their job ie. get the media to report on diabetes accurately please?

I've passed it on to DUK.

 

[Cleo]

Oh dear. I am lost for words.....
And how on earth did that "journalist" even get a job ?!?! How can someone get such a simple concept so wrong.
And as for her friends who said she should have gone to the toilet to inject ... My policy on that is "if you don't want to see me injecting my medicine then look the other way. End of story"

 

[Caroline]

it would be nice if resteraunts could provide a nice clean room for any one who wants to inject. That is a room that is not an often grubby toilet.

I know several people who have problems with needles and try to avoid watching, even thoe people try to be discreet about it

 

[Cleo]

You are right ... It's a very tricky one !
I don't think anyone really "likes" needles , there's also a negative association with junkies etc. and that doesn't really help. Still though, I don't see the point in having to delay an injection or going to a grubby toilet for the sake of a few people who try not to look but still end up looking ! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

The thing is though, that 'needles' these days - certainly the ones on pens - are barely visible, even when you are looking directly at them! It's really people's flawed imagination that makes 'injecting' something to be feared or horrified by.

 

[jalapino]

Just read this thread, im shocked I really am!