Police test for drink driving

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I have a question....

someone mentioned that if you're pulled over they can ask you to take a blood test and if you're hypo you lose your license....(sorry whoever said it!!) I guess that this is the case, but what I have an issue with is sometimes when I'm scared, I go hypo. So I may have been fine when I was driving, but being pulled over by the police, and then breathalised, and then asked to do a blood test....I could well be hypo by that stage. So is it really fair that I would then lose my licence indefinitely?????
 
imtrying said:
I have a question....

someone mentioned that if you're pulled over they can ask you to take a blood test and if you're hypo you lose your license....(sorry whoever said it!!) I guess that this is the case, but what I have an issue with is sometimes when I'm scared, I go hypo. So I may have been fine when I was driving, but being pulled over by the police, and then breathalised, and then asked to do a blood test....I could well be hypo by that stage. So is it really fair that I would then lose my licence indefinitely?????
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I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong. But the blood test is done at the station. I would guess that you could ask to test your blood sugar before leaving the scene to go to the station - then there would be a record on your meter of your blood sugar levels.
 
In which case, the correct time on your meter would be important. I don't use time feature, and never bother to change when clocks change, but guess I could explain that if needed.
 
thanks guys.

I guess my worry would be that being stopped by the police would probably in itself send me hypo.

I will have to rely on proving my blood tests that I do before I drive to show I was above 5.5 before I started driving!

Hoping I never have to do that though...but could be interesting!!
 
Blood tests aren't automatically done now no need to as the breath test machine at the police station is very accurate enough to use as evidence in court..

Blood testing is only really done, if you opt for it or another reason such as the police believe you are being influenced by other drugs illegal or other wise, or perhaps you have an medical condition such as asthma/COPD which prevents you from providing sufficient breath...



imtrying

I wouldn't bank of an accurately set up BG meter bailing you out!

Yes if you involved in a car accident, the meter can mean the difference between being prosecuted but may not prevent your driving licence being revolked..

Even in the case of time delay in the circumstance being described in this thread, yes your levels may be fine at the point of being stopped but at some point between being stopped and having a blood test you sort of should have noticed that you'll going hypo and asked the officers to be allowed t take a BG and for some fast acting carbs... If you are unaware what the Blood Sample is going to show then this would mean that you didn't recognized the hypo so hypo unawareness means no driving licence!
 
Katie

So you are driving along quite merrily when there in front of you an horrific accident occurs, twisted metal, dead bodies, smoke, flame. You aren't in the accident I hasten to add. But obviously have to stop your car and can't proceed until it's all been sorted.

Would you go immediately hypo?

Point being that's a risk any time we go out in a car and if the slightest amount of stress such as a standard police check is really likely to send you plummeting into hypo land as quickly as that, then perhaps you shouldn't be driving at all?
 
wow, so sounds like if I react with going hypo to shock, I should just stop driving, and give up my licence!! 😱

all my point is, I could have been fine when I was actually driving... which is what would be the thing they are most concerned about. my concern is not what happens when I'm driving, but the fact they go by levels after what i would imagine would be a traumatic experience.

and yes, after witnessing an accident, I do go hypo. Which is why I pull over and treat it immediately. Most people are shaky after witnessing an accident - I'm no different, I just need to do something about it.

there is no reason I should not be driving, but thanks for implying I shouldn't. This started out as a rhetorical of why the method is flawed. I give up.
 
Well, I wouldn't say being pulled over for a spot check should be a shock? - I mean if they were chasing you with the blues and twos going then that might be traumatic, but normally means you've done summat pretty awful before that anyway! - but just being flagged down or something? That's not traumatic is it? More 'That's interesting, I wonder what they want then?' territory really.

I mean I - seriously - wouldn't get in my car to drive at 5.5 - it's that bit too low FOR ME (despite the DVLA rules) because that wouldn't give ME any room for manoeuvre at all. And I need to know I have a safety margin so I don't need to worry about it - because I need all my wits about me to drive.

'Just in case'.
 
trophywench said:
Well, I wouldn't say being pulled over for a spot check should be a shock? - I mean if they were chasing you with the blues and twos going then that might be traumatic, but normally means you've done summat pretty awful before that anyway! - but just being flagged down or something? That's not traumatic is it? More 'That's interesting, I wonder what they want then?' territory really.

I mean I - seriously - wouldn't get in my car to drive at 5.5 - it's that bit too low FOR ME (despite the DVLA rules) because that wouldn't give ME any room for manoeuvre at all. And I need to know I have a safety margin so I don't need to worry about it - because I need all my wits about me to drive.

'Just in case'.
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TW, with all due respect everyone is different in body make up and this includes what causes stress and the bodies reaction to stress.
So hardly fair to pick on Kate like that is it? I have the same problem so know exactly how she feels.

Fair enough YOU would not get in your car with a bs at 5.5, but Kate doesn't have a problem with it. I don't either. 5.1 then yes 4 carbs to bring it up some.
I know I have a safe margine like this because my basal is set correctly on my pump.
Kate on the other hand uses MDI, neither of us know how rock steady her basal is or isn't. But Kate does and that's all that matters 🙂
 
I think this thread has veered away (no pun intended!) from the original theme so I will close it now.
 
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