A diabetes alert sticker offered by Mountain States and Wellmont health systems, tell police officers if you're a diabetic patient.
The stickers are placed on the back driver's side window of the vehicle.
In order to get the sticker, you must fill out the proper forms at your doctor's office that say you're diabetic and carry them with you in your vehicle.
Health officials say the stickers are helpful because a lot of times, diabetic drivers display many of the same symptoms as drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
"We found that police officers occassionally will be pulling someone over or see someone on the side of the road that may be exhibiting these things thinking that there is something else like alcohol or like drug behavior,” said Jim Perkins, the system director of Wellmont’s Diabetes Treatment Centers.
You can get a diabetes alert sticker at the Mountain States Resource Center in the Johnson City Mall, or at the Wellmont Diabetes Treatment Centers in Bristol and Kingsport.
To find out more, call either of the 1-800-230-NURSE or 1-800-888-5551.
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