Originally Posted by
studentff
TSA should not be practicing medicine or parenting, as they have done at several airports by denying passengers food/liquid for themselves or their children that they or their physicians deem necessary. TSA should get out of the business of banning entire states of matter, and harmless everyday items that are not threats to aircraft. The liquid ban is insane, and any benefit-of-the doubt TSA deserves on it fades away as we approach two years of this nonsense.
i think that's the real issue. this is another loophole for terrorists to exploit the system in place. glucerna comes in an opaque/nontransparent container. explosive liquids could be transported in these containers. doctor's notes are easily acquired (millions have diabetes), or they could be forged - even more accessible.
i have a very strict diet - especially when i am weight training, and because of my diet i hope to never get diabetes. while i know that certain types are hereditary i know that a large number of diabetics end up there from improper diets/lifestyles (both of my parents had varying degrees of diabetes). it's very difficult for me to find what i deem to be acceptable meal solutions at many airports. i would love to take prepackaged MRP shakes - especially on long hauls or days when i have bad connections.
i guess my point is that if anyone claiming a diabetic medical exemption can take banned items, then why can't i? my diet is equally or more important to me than my father who has been living with diabetes for 18 years next month.
i would not argue that diabetics should not be allowed to claim an exemption. i see the necessity. i would argue that it is not right to have an environment where exemptions are necessary.