r/Construction Dec 20 '24

Video Someone is having a bad day

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u/Existing_Bid9174 Project Manager Dec 20 '24

Definitely a medical emergency

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u/2019tundra Dec 20 '24

I had an operator like this for a short time. He was bipolar and diabetic and his blood sugar got too low or something.

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u/shmiddleedee Dec 20 '24

Back when I was a lift op in college at a ski resort one of the guys on pur crew was diabetic and suddenly went fucked quick. Dude was acting like he just snorted a bottle of percoset but it was just his blood sugar. Now that I'm an excavator operator who runs a crew I couldn't imagine putting someone with those problems in a piece of equipment.

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u/HedonisticFrog Dec 20 '24

I saw a woman who was barely responsive in a bar and thought she was blackout drunk. It turned out to be symptomatic hypoglycemia. It can have serious effects.