Additionally, if the driver detects hypoglycemia while driving, he or she should immediately pull off the road and consume a fast-acting carbohydrate with dextrose, and not resume driving until the blood glucose is above 90 mg/dL.
"Have something readily available in the car – not in the trunk, not even in the glove compartment. It ought to be in the little pocket in the seat next to you or where the ashtray used to be," he advised.
The driver should also have a medical alert bracelet to alert police or passersby that they are not intoxicated but instead have diabetes should they lose consciousness, he added.
Dr. Lorber reported having no financial disclosures.