[Marie]

My son’s a type one diabetic. I had him get “Diabetes - type 1” tattooed on his forearm. My nephew was recently diagnosed and has his own.

If you have a disease that *at* *all* impairs you, make it clear. Too many diabetics have been tased and shot because they appear intoxicated. (not that being intoxicated earns you a beating or a bullet... what are we coming to?)

[Morgana]

Marie I have a form of epilepsy. I have failed a field sobriety test and I was sober! The officer was about to place me under arrest for drink driving when I told him my problem and to bring out a breatalizer. He realized then I was clean. Plus my passenger had been with me all night told him I had had nothing to drink. I can't because of my epilepsy meds. I laugh about it to this day but really some police need to learn there are illnesses that make people look drunk or on drugs.

[Salamander]

I have the opposite problem.

I’m extremely hypoglycemic.

When it drops, it drops suddenly and I feel really “out of it” until I eat something high-protein.

I could not “walk a straight line” during those times to save my life and if it’s really bad, I might even seem ‘drunk’ because my brain is not firing on all cylinders.

If I’m a passenger in our car, I don’t worry *too* much but if I’m on my bike, I fear the suddenly common “random checkpoints” that spring up.

I really doubt that I could pass.

I’ve taken to carrying around those cloying bottles of Muscle Milk, for emergencies.

Brilliant idea for your son’s tattoo.

I’m not sure they’d really comprehend “hypoglycemic”, though.

:-\

[Labyrinthos]

“My son’s a type one diabetic. I had him get “Diabetes - type 1” tattooed on his forearm. My nephew was recently diagnosed and has his own.”

You’re assuming that the cop can read and then appreciate the situation.