BC Transit is apologizing to a Victoria teenager with Type 1 diabetes after one of its bus drivers prevented her from eating a snack on board when her blood sugar dropped. Teen with diabetes barred from eating snack on B.C. bus Sequilla Stubbs was riding the bus home on Wednesday afternoon when her glucose monitor began to beep – indicating her blood sugar was low. “At that point, I was really dizzy,” she told CTV Vancouver Island on Monday. “I was starting to see doubles of things.” To raise her blood sugar, the 17-year-old grabbed a fruit salad from her backpack. She was about to start eating it when the bus driver stopped the vehicle and approached her. He told her to put away her food because the transit organization prohibits open food and drinks on its vehicles.
Stubbs said she tried to explain to the bus driver that she needed to eat because she’s diabetic, but she said he refused to make an exception.“He argues with me saying ‘You’re not allowed to consume any food on the bus. Look at the sign, there might be people with allergies,’” she recalled. “He was quite adamant that I could just wait or I should have shown up earlier.”
The Grade 12 student said she was shocked by the driver’s position, especially considering there were only two other passengers on the bus at the time. She also said she wasn’t eating a common allergy food, such as peanuts. Despite her pleas, the bus driver repeatedly pointed to the sign until, Stubbs said, she gave up and put away her fruit salad. “I was scared because my blood sugar was low and I couldn’t treat it,” she said. “All I was thinking about was ‘I hope I get through this bus ride and not pass out.’”
Following the bus ride, Stubbs said she reported the incident to BC transit.
Source:ctvnews.ca
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
