Thanks for sharing this, Terry.
The story of Molly’s father in a nursing home reminds me of a few of the stories I’ve seen here on TuDiabetes about folks in jail being denied their right to insulin. A quick search brought up this post and this post.
I agree that this is very frightening. People with mental health needs, people with justice system involvement, and the elderly all rely on institutions to keep them safe. As Terry’s title so accurately states: institutional ignorance can kill us. If these institutions do not understand our medical needs, they shouldn’t be permitted to take us into their complete care.