Hi, a message told me to introduce myself, so here I am. I basicly joined the forum after searching the web for the DOT's requirement for a1c level. I poped over here and got a lot of information, some scary, some reassuring, and one doctor that had what I was looking for. A huge thank-you to anyone who posted any questions, replies, complaints, or personal experience. Armed with this knowledge, I think I can get my tushy back into class earlier than I thought because it looks like the DOT is more concerned about hypoglycemia than a slightly elevated a1c. Good to know I was really never in danger of not passing.
Oh, I'm a student, I want to drive otr, and yes, I am a girl named Bob.
just following orders, tee hee
Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by fangirlbob, Jun 10, 2011.
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Hello and welcome!
hypo is certainly more dangerous in the short-term, as you know, it can lead to coma and even death if not fixed quickly, so yes that is the main risk here.
But over time, continued hypers are also destructive, they mess with eyesight, and cause numbness in hands and feet. So they could eventually lead to the DOT saying no.
Diabetes itself is not the problem, the way it is controlled it. There are folk out there who manage it sensibly and never have any problems, and there are those who end up being disabled by it becuase they never took it seriously.
There is no 'reason' for an A1C to be elevated, its up to you to modify diet and take meds to keep it down. But living in a truck makes that real difficult, you will need to plan ahead and stay away from the junk food!
Anyway, you probably knew all that, I was just thinking out loud.
Let us know how you get on in training, and don't forget to read thru the threads about the different companies before you decide who to drive for! -
After having caught it early, this is the first time in the 9 years I've been diagnosed that it's been over 7. That scared me and sent me scurrying to the doc to get it back to the controled range-a few weeks of panic that ended with a 19lb weight drop and loosing my blood pressure meds because it was getting too low and now I'm probably close to not needing the metformin either. All and all, not to bad a price to pay even though I found out that my 7.2 wouldn't have been an issue for the DOT. I'm counting it as a win, hehehe.
I've got a plan and a few backups in case; but it never hurts to get reminders. I can tell you that I won't let a1c's in the 5-6 range ever make me lazy about testing again.
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