[Diabetes-talk] Pump question

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

LOL, I thought of the exact episode when I read that post, smile. He was
actually hacking into a hospital system so that when glucose levels were
taken, lows would show as highs, and patients were being given insulin
they obviously didn't need, sending them into inevitable comas.

The hacker turned out to be a high school student who was working with a
couple of friends to get revenge. His father, a diabetic, had been a
patient at said hospital, and due to mismanagement, he lost his vision.
The dad and son blamed the hospital.

I saw this episode shortly after I started training at IDB. I was
bothered by the father's comments while on the stand. He broke down,
stating how terrible his life was now blind. I remember he said that he
couldn't eat at a restaurant alone anymore because he couldn't order
from the menu, couldn't have a social life and couldn't even dial a
phone anymore on his own. I summarily dialed the phone and called my
now-husband to report on the episode, grin.

Bridgit

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A few years ago, law and order had a story about a young kid who was 
able to hack into a hospital's computer, and tamper with insulin 
guidelines which caused the death of at least one person. Diabetes had
caused his dad to lose his sight, and he felt like he had 
lost his dad, and was very bitter.
Many of those shows were discribed as being ripped from today's 
headlines, so I wonder if it was true.
The main reason I remember it was because the hacker was from Toronto, 
which meant of course that it was a cross border crime.
Linda.

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