I had the same thing happen to me, I got arrested for an argument I had with my teenage daughter, I had never been in a police cell before this, I was treated appallingly. I was arrested around 10pm taken to the station and put in a cell I explained I needed my night time insulin and was told I had to wait till the on call doctor got there, the doctor arrived around 2am and my sugar level was tested it only registered as ‘high’ on my meter which meant it was way over in the 30’s! I was allowed to take my insulin and was taken back to the cell in which they left the door open to watch me, I had to drink a lot of water and obviously needed the toilet frequently, I had a male officer watch me and so was too embarrassed to use the toilet and had a melt down, my sugar levels would not come down so I was eventually taken to hospital at 4am in the morning. I made a complaint but it got me nowhere. I was disgusted by the way I got treated and up until that day I have always had respect for the police and the job they do but after my experience I hate them, they was allowed to get away with the way the treated, I hope you get somewhere with your complaint. best wishesOk I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
This person was hyper (high blood sugar) not hypo (low blood sugar) as some are suggesting but the consequences could have been equally disastrous as in time he/she could have become comatose. A high glucose coma takes a relatively long time to develop but a hypoglycemic coma can occur very quickly.
I understood that insulin dependent diabetics have to be checked every 30 minutes. This ruling came about because hypoglycemic prisoners were erroneously diagnosed as being drunk and some died in the cells. Hypoglycemic behaviour does often mimic drunkenness.
Clearly the police at the station where this person was taken need to be retrained in the care of prisoners.
This incident is totally unacceptable. Take up the fight! Contact everyone you can think of - the press - your MP - social media to try to ensure this never happens again.
BUT there is a rider to this. No type 1 diabetic should delay an insulin injection. Have your injection and then, if food is not available, eat a glucose tablet or two or three. But you must take your insulin.
This is an absolute disgrace - particularly as there seem to be no grounds for your arrest let alone detention - whilst it is reasonable to not allow a prisoner to have any medicines in their cell whilst unattended due to the risk of suicide attempts, if they failed to let you test your blood sugar, failed to understand your need of a prescribed drug to keep you alive then they have failed in their duty of care and may also have broken a law. Please do complain to the IPCC - write also to your MP (regardless of which party they are a member of) as they can raise this point at PMQs as the PM is a type 1 diabetic and would understand the risk to your life that has been forced upon you in your case.Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
This is an absolute disgrace - particularly as there seem to be no grounds for your arrest let alone detention - whilst it is reasonable to not allow a prisoner to have any medicines in their cell whilst unattended due to the risk of suicide attempts, if they failed to let you test your blood sugar, failed to understand your need of a prescribed drug to keep you alive then they have failed in their duty of care and may also have broken a law. Please do complain to the IPCC - write also to your MP (regardless of which party they are a member of) as they can raise this point at PMQs as the PM is a type 1 diabetic and would understand the risk to your life that has been forced upon you in your case.
She delayed the injection because she'd been drinking. Alcohol can make your blood sugar drop, as I'm sure you are aware. In any case, some people have gastroparesis, which may mean needing delayed dosing, so it's not always a good idea to take insulin before food.This person was hyper (high blood sugar) not hypo (low blood sugar) as some are suggesting but the consequences could have been equally disastrous as in time he/she could have become comatose. A high glucose coma takes a relatively long time to develop but a hypoglycemic coma can occur very quickly.
I understood that insulin dependent diabetics have to be checked every 30 minutes. This ruling came about because hypoglycemic prisoners were erroneously diagnosed as being drunk and some died in the cells. Hypoglycemic behaviour does often mimic drunkenness.
Clearly the police at the station where this person was taken need to be retrained in the care of prisoners.
This incident is totally unacceptable. Take up the fight! Contact everyone you can think of - the press - your MP - social media to try to ensure this never happens again.
BUT there is a rider to this. No type 1 diabetic should delay an insulin injection. Have your injection and then, if food is not available, eat a glucose tablet or two or three. But you must take your insulin.
Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
Good evening dmcx3 - you have been given some very good advice on this Forum - the most importantant is writing letters - write to Her Majesty the Queen (she will no read it but her secretary will forward your complaint to the Home Secretary and he will take action because it comes from the Queen); write to the Prime Minister (she will not usually reply but her secretary will forward your complaint to the Home Secretary as well); write to the Home Secretary his secretary will send you a formal reply; write to your MP - he will reply but will only sympathyse - write again to him DEMANDING ACTION and that QUESTIONS are asked in Parliament: then write to the Chief Constable and every other person that others have advised.
Then get your solicitor to write to the Chief Constable threatening LEGAL ACTION and demanding the names of the responsible duty staff. - You will cause sheer PANIC amongst everybody in the local police station because the Queen, Prime Minister, Home Secretary, your MP, Parliament, and everybody else who receives TAX PAYERS money is afraid of public opinion.
Best of luck - go for it girl (or rather go for them).
Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?
Hi, I am hypo aware. I have a thing if I drink alcohol I go out on my way home eat a McDonald’s or take away and then do my insulin. It’s just a piece of mind for me as if I do my insulin go out alcohol always drops my blood sugar so I with hold it not my Levimer just my novorapid. But before they took me I had eat chips and cheese and had no insulin after.
Ok I was arrested on Saturday for nothing what so ever. I basically asked a police his name and badge number because I was going to complain and he put me in the police van and took me to the station.
When I got to the station I explained I was on a night out and I have diabetes my insulin is in my bag. I didn’t take my insulin when I was out Incase of a sudden drop and hypo when I am out. I would have eating and done this when I was home.
It was around 3.30am when I got there and they told me they will get a nurse. I waited and started to feel the thirst come. I drank 6 cups of water in an hour I explained I need my insulin again. But no I had to wait till the nurse came they told me he wouldn’t be long. I pressed the buzzer again after being sick knowing I was starting to get ketons in my blood I needed more water they gave me one cup at a time I kept pressing it asking how long this nurse would be. My back became sore my vision was blurry. So scared I kept pressing this buzzer for water and explaining I need insulin now I have ketons I’m being sick can you not just phone me an ambulance ? They asked me do I need sugar??? That was the final straw I said please go and good hyperglycemia or ketons they told me no they turned my buzzer off so I couldn’t press it for help or water. This resulted in me drinking from the tap that says not drinking water. I was terrified. They told me they have CCTV on me if anything happens they will come in. I told them when I go into a coma that’s when I am going to get my insulin ?? Being sick even more every sip of water I took I asked for my insulin or an ambulance again they turned the buzzer off!! At 10am I finally got insulin with my blood sugar being 31 !!
Can I make a complaint regarding this?