Local law enforcement will have a new tool on hand to help people having a medical emergency.
Kris Maynard, owner of the company Glucose Revival and a firefighter at Fairchild Air Force Base, donated 220 blood sugar kits to local law enforcement on Thursday, in hopes of equipping every police officer and deputy with the tools they need to save a diabetic person’s life.
Maynard said he was inspired to donate the kits by an incident he had with law enforcement about 10 years ago. Maynard, who has diabetes, said a sheriff’s deputy stopped him believing he was drunk, when he was actually having a low blood sugar episode. He said the deputy tried to help him, but the only thing he had on hand was a diet soda, which doesn’t contain sugar.
At a news conference Thursday, Maynard said low blood sugar emergencies are one of the most common problems diabetics face, and often law enforcement respond to an emergency before EMTs, who are equipped with tools to address an incident.