Had my medical card pulled

Your old card is probably still good, but basically worthless as far as the big comanies go. They will want you to have a med card issued by their doctor of choice.

Yes you can still drive your car.

Consult your doctor about prescription insulin to get your blood sugar under control.

 

Hello and Welcome to the Site

You can still drive your car. The DOT medical card information is on file now.
You desperately need to get your blood glucose under control for your own health as well as for your career. Have you got an appointment to see a doctor? I would imagine that the faster you prove that you can resolve this issue the faster you can get back behind the wheel.

Keep us posted and best of luck!!!!!!!

 

just HOW HIGH is it? did you eat before they checked? are you on meds? You should really not eat much before you take these blood sugar tests...it can jack it way up if youre diabetic, much higher than it would be otherwise..

 

Your A1C should be <6.0- 6.5 to be ''within normal limits'' or even less depending on who is reading the test.
You need to lose weight and exercise -yes this is really it- along with watching intake -carbs- and any prescribed medications ( oral or injectable) I would presume if your MD is be aggressive you are at least on some type of oral agent? Hopefully someone taught you to check you BG's? This a good way to get an idea of what your fasting blood glucose is or to check 2hrs after eating to see how you body is reacting to food and glucose/insulin (should be <150 2 hours after eating)

 

In reality, your ability to drive a commercial vehicle ended when they pulled your medical card. It makes no difference whether you have a valid medical card or not.

Now, this information is probably in the dac. But most would drive with the unexpired medical card. In the event of an accident, you would be charged accordingly.

You will need to work on getting your sugar down. You need to use drugs not like insulin.

 

I'm a diabetic and if you take 1 oz of wheat grass juice every morning it will make a big diference in your blood suger. You can buy it in a frozen form at places like the vitemin cottage or health food stores

 

4Diabetes
The implications of the new diabetic guidelines are significant, in that for certification to be
completed, patients with known diabetes will be required to provide specific medical information to the
DOT certifying physician regarding diabetic control. To have a full one-year certification, an individual
with diabetes must meet the following requirements:
n Must be controlled by diet alone or diet with diabetic oral medications, thus excluding insulin.
n Maintain a fasting blood sugar of 140 or below
-- OR--
n Maintain a 2 hour postprandial, i.e., after meals blood sugar of 200 or less
-- OR--
n Maintain glycosylated hemoglobin of 8 percent or less

 

That is right. You MUST get the sugar under control. Not just for driving but diabetes Will kill you if it is not controlled. I am a diabetic and have driven with it for 8 or 9 years, But I got it under control and I keep it under control. An A1C above 7 is too high. A trick I learned is that I take about a half teaspoon of cinnamon once a day. It seems to help the A1C levels. And I watch the carbs,All the time