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Driving While Diabetic: Irregular Blood Sugar Levels May Lead to a DUI Arrest

By Jon Ibanez

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Approximately ten percent of Americans are believed to have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body?s ability to produce or use insulin. Without treatment, people with diabetes may be unable to control their blood glucose levels. This can lead to a host of consequences including heart disease, kidney disease, loss of vision, nerve damage, and even death. In addition to being potentially life-threatening, uncontrolled diabetes may also lead to a DUI arrest or conviction. The symptoms associated with uncontrolled diabetes can mimic the indicators of intoxication that law enforcement officers look for during a DUI investigation. Not only this, but even breath testing devices can return a ?false positive? and indicate that a person with uncontrolled diabetes has alcohol in their systems when they do not...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on August 27, 2020 (boomark / email).