BEAVERTON, Ore. - A local man with diabetes has questions after a traffic stop that left him in handcuffs.

John, who has been a diabetic for 40 years, doesn't want us to use his last name, but he did talk to us about what happened.

He said on Monday, Nov. 9, he was on his way home from work when his blood sugar dropped.  He pulled off Highway 217 to get something to eat and in his confusion ended up at Scholls and Murray in Beaverton.

Someone called him in as a drunk driver and even took away his keys when he stopped. John admits he was combative, confused and could hardly communicate (some of the symptoms of low blood sugar) when police arrived.

However, he said officers never keyed into the blood testing kit on his lap, the sugar pills in his hand, the insulin pump on his belt and the alert necklace around his neck. Instead, he said they handcuffed him and threw him on the ground.

When paramedics arrived, John's blood sugar level was down to the low 30s. A normal level is between 70 and 150.

A police spokesperson said John went toward one of the officers and would have pushed them into traffic if they didn't act. 

John just hopes that in the future, officers will be able to recognize the symptoms of diabetes sooner.