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A dilemma

So I caught this guy through the ER. Diabetic, younger than me, drove an RV from Florida to the West coast. Had planned to fly back, but when he went to the airport, they would not let him on the plane. He was out of his head with overwhelming infection, blood sugar of 650 in full on ketoacidosis. That is where your blood has so much sugar in it, it starts forming ketones. Your body does not have a good way to get rid of ketones, so they get out through your lungs. This makes your breath smell like nail polish remover, close enough to booze to make you seem drunk. His vision is poor enough that he had to have the consent for surgery read to him.

This was on Christmas. He still has both legs and is alive, supposed to go home tomorrow. Thing is, he almost certainly went directly to the airport after he dropped off the RV, and was too sick to ride on a plane. He had to have been out of his head driving the RV for a while, days maybe.

My dilemma: Do I send a letter to the Florida DMV and tell them about this guy?
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