November 19

for November 19th, I wanted to share with you a very important habit that I'm still working on developing: testing my blood sugar before driving.

I need to make sure my blood sugar is in a good range before I go and drive so that I do not cause an accident due to a too low or high blood sugar. 

Low and high blood sugar levels do affect how your brain functions. It's just like driving drunk.
People who are diabetic and are on insulin can drive safely as long as they have good control of their blood sugar levels. I'm not sure of the laws but I have heard from doctors that driving with an extreme low or high blood sugar will still count as a DUI/DWI. 

Also, ketones (produced in uncontrolled T1Ds) reads as alcohol on breathalyzer tests! 

I do not test while I am driving! I test before I head out the door or when I get in the car and let it run for a few minutes. Jeff will test me while I am stopped at a light if I really need to test.

I am still working on making this a habit. I do miss a lot of tests, but I do around 8 tests a day on average so I've got a fairly good idea of my blood sugar when I go to drive. I do also feel my lows and highs!

I have never had any accident or driving issues due to my blood sugars. I always pull over and stop if I feel low.