Austrian family ‘treated like terrorists’ at Eiffel Tower because of child’s insulin pump
‘An Austrian family say they were left in shock following a visit to the Eiffel Tower, after being treated “like terrorists” when their diabetic son’s insulin pump was noticed by staff at the Paris landmark.
The family’s 14-year-old-son, Samuel, is a Type 1 diabetes sufferer, according to the Local. He needs to carry a special pump to deliver insulin at all times, and uses the apparatus for injections several times a day, also relying on an insulin patch on his arm.
As the family approached the Paris attraction, they were stopped by security, who mistook the pump for a dangerous object, the Local learned.’
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