{"id":4816,"date":"2022-10-06T02:56:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T02:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerbindefense.com\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:31:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:31:19","slug":"do-my-blood-sugar-levels-increase-my-risk-of-a-dwi-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/do-my-blood-sugar-levels-increase-my-risk-of-a-dwi-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Do My Blood Sugar Levels Increase My Risk of a DWI Arrest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetes is a fairly common but serious health condition that up to 10% of people in the United States have per the CDC. This condition occurs when the body quits producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels after eating a meal high in carbs or sugar. Unregulated blood glucose can cause irreversible damage to the heart, circulatory system, kidneys, feet, and may even cause death.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all \u2013 poorly controlled blood sugar levels also increase your risk of a DUI arrest. Keep reading to find out what you can do if you\u2019re a diabetic and were pulled over by police who falsely arrested you for intoxicated driving.<\/p>\n<h1>Low Sugar Levels Can Manifest the Same Way As Being Intoxicated<\/h1>\n<p>Glucose reserves can drop in a diabetic, leaving them feeling weak, confused, and lethargic. If they are using a vehicle when this happens, it could end up resulting in a drunk driving arrest. Despite breathalyzer results that are negative for alcohol, a person might still be arrested if they fail one or more sobriety tests in the field.<\/p>\n<h2>If You Have Hyperglycemia, Your Breathalyzer Could Be Positive For Alcohol<\/h2>\n<p>Hypoglycemia is just one concern for diabetics who drive. Another is <i>hyper<\/i>glycemia, or high blood sugar. When sugar levels rise, the body produces alcohols that can trigger a breathalyzer. Additional symptoms of hyperglycemia that could be misconstrued for impairment include excessive urination and thirst, sweet-smelling breath, and being slow to respond.<\/p>\n<h3>Safety Precautions Drivers With Diabetes Can Take<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s what people who struggle with diabetes can do to lower the likelihood of a DWI arrest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Check your glucose before leaving the house.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Make sure you have access to glucose and insulin when you are out of the house.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pull over if you think your glucose levels might be too low or too high.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Monitor your glucose levels and administer medications as needed to control the reading until it stabilizes and you are able to drive again.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">If your vehicle is stopped by the police, let him know that you are diabetic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>When to Call a Criminal Defense Attorney<\/h4>\n<p>New York criminal defense attorney Scott Cerbin is available now to help you and your family after a devastating drunk driving charge. Call today to schedule a consultation to discuss your case details by dialing 718-596-1829. Our team of legal professionals can help you now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetes is a fairly common but serious health condition that up to 10% of people in the United States have per the CDC. This condition occurs when the body quits producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels after eating a meal high in carbs or sugar. Unregulated blood glucose can cause irreversible damage to <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/do-my-blood-sugar-levels-increase-my-risk-of-a-dwi-arrest\/\"> Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[128,127,110],"class_list":["post-4816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dwi","tag-blood-sugar","tag-diabetes","tag-dwi"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4819,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions\/4819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}