Diabetes question

Could more exercise be the answer your looking for? Your heart rate needs to be raised for an extended period to do your body any good.

 

Prime Rib, Perhaps you are asking the wrong question, Ask yourself what would happen if you missed your shots, how will your body respond,
Ask yourself what would happen if you missed your shots, how will your body respond, Dizziness, fatigue, Black outs? Your health should always be you number one concern
But I did find this at the Fmcsa website
391.41(b)(3)
A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person:
Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin for control.
Diabetes mellitus is a disease which, on occasion, can result in a loss of consciousness or disorientation in time and space. Individuals who require insulin for control have conditions which can get out of control by the use of too much or too little insulin, or food intake not consistent with the insulin dosage. Incapacitation may occur from symptoms of hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic reactions (drowsiness, semiconsciousness, diabetic coma, or insulin shock).
The administration of insulin is within itself, a complicated process requiring insulin, syringe, needle, alcohol sponge and a sterile technique. Factors related to long-haul commercial motor vehicle operations such as fatigue, lack of sleep, poor diet, emotional conditions, stress, and concomitant illness, compound the diabetic problem. Because of these inherent dangers, the FMCSA has consistently held that a diabetic who uses insulin for control does not meet the minimum physical requirements of the FMCSRs.
Hypoglycemic drugs, taken orally, are sometimes prescribed for diabetic individuals to help stimulate natural body production of insulin. If the condition can be controlled by the use of oral medication and diet, then an individual may be qualified under the present rule.

Best of luck in your career, and your health.

 

You could apply for the Diabetes Exemption Waiver from the FMCSA. I takes 6 months to go through. Go to FMCSA web site and download the form. nedd to go to you endocronoligist and eye doctor.

 

well i guess ill never drive again, insulin dependent and high blood also high cholestrol and only 22yrs of age

 

insulin is not the end of your career .....and high cholesterol can be controlled with diet and pills .....
that being said you are a fairly new driver and the exemption process takes quite some time (4 me i pulled myself off the road in mid december and am impatiently waiting for the signed letter to be delivered which left dc wed of last week ) ....you might be better served to use that time off to start some other sort of voc rehab or training

 

This very well maybe untrue. have type II and control mine brtween 85 and 120 with diet (you must eat correctly) exercise (minimum 30 minutes per day, brisk walk) and correct amount of sleep.
Fish, Chicken, Turkey become the meats of choice. real simple 1/2 your plate should be veggies, 4 to 6 oz of protein, fruit. No Soda, fruit juice, processed sugar and fats are gone.

I took my A1C levels from 11.5 (600+) down to 7.5 ( 85 tp 120) unless than 6 weeks with diet, exercise and 10 mgs of Glipize daily. This is in the normal range, and I will probably be off meds completely with a year, but you have to be dilligent.


Beaware that if your below 70 on your sugar you cannot operate a moter vehicle and it is up to you to make sure your operating safely. Check your sugar levels often at least 4 time a day. and you have to eat properly.

 

Sounds like you need a class on what you should and shouldn't be eating. Talk to your doctor, they can set you up with a dietician or nutritionist. Class is only about 4 Hours. The reason I say this is you said you cut out high sugar foods, deserts and sodas. They are probably not your problem. Your pastas,breads and starchs will set your blood sugar sky high. Knock off the french fries, baked potatoes, bowls of spagetti and fast foods. The buns the sandwich's on will kick your butt. ( you think a filet-o-fish is a healthier choice, check the carbs, worst sandwich you can get at MacDonalds) Reducing your carbs is your ticket to success. Some "sugar free" candies actually have more carbs than a piece of Fannie Mae. Those rules about insulin suck, they're antiquated and outdated. The new insulins are completely out of your system in 2 hours, you take a shot from a pen after dinner. ( no refridgeration needed). They really need to revisit these rules.

 

i don;t know if i agree with you .....the class is not harmful but if he is not making insulin than no amount of diet will fix that ....since your allready there i would get the bloodtests (c-peptide and gad65) done to verify whether you are insulin dep or resistant (type 1 or 2) very different issues with treating each and really don;t agree with this being your fault if your pancreas is shutting down or quit there may have been nothing you could have done to prevent it ....just my 2 cents

 

Said he was treating it with oral meds., has to be type 2. Maybe your doctor needs to get more creative with the meds., I'm taking three different kinds, seems to be controlling it ok. Whether it's type one or two, watching the intake of carbs will help control it. It stinks, I know, but try to get a handle on it, you're a young guy.

 

the oral medications for type II patients are only effective if your body is still producing insulin. i am a type II, and i take 1000 mg of metformin and 5 mg of glyburide twice daily and my blood sugar runs around 100 to 120. it has gone as low as 45 from me taking my meds and not eating. talk about feeling like crap. but all it takes is a drink from a pepsi or something. i stopped drinking sugar drinks a yet ago, and i always keep one with me so if i do have it drop, i know how i feel when that starts to happen, i simply drink the canned drink and i am fine.