Back Again To Start My Career With Prime

You are delusional. Might as well pick another company if you are going to lie to them. Cross Prime off your list.

You've failed Primes physical once. They know you had sugar in your urine, thats why they failed you. they are going to want to see clearances and or treatment from a doctor.

 

I doesn't disqualify you. However you cannot just go back and pretend it didn't happen.

its very simple. Follow your treatment. Find out exactly what Prime's Dr wants from your doctor... Test results, treatment plan, and clearances. I read somewhere on here that new hires must have an A1c test below 7.

since a1c is a multimonth snap shot of your blood glucose levels, I'm guessing it will be a few months before you come back.

again, call Prime for what you need. This condition does not totally disqualify you, but you will have to show treatment and regular test results. Doc will probably only give you a 3 month med card to start. They don't want you to start a new career and then fall off your treatment plan.

 

Your HEALTH is more important than rushing back to try and fulfill your dream of driving a truck. Without your HEALTH your no good to anyone and you need the correct treatment and long term treatment to ensure your OK.

 

A diagnosis of Diabetes without insulin management does not disqualify you from passing a DOT physical. If you are a newly diagnosed type II Diabetic, which it certainly seems is the case, then your issue should not prevent you from passing the DOT physical. Prime is ultra sensitive to high BP as well, so be sure that's under control too.

In my short tenure with Prime, I witnessed them working WITH people who could eventually legally pass the DOT physical. One guy was on portable dialysis. He legally passed their physical, had appropriate clearance from his own doctor, and last I knew, is now driving for Prime.

I can tell you that lying about anything or telling half truths at almost every company will likely get you terminated, and probably a bad DAC report to boot.

Work with them, and they'll work with you. Your recruiter would not be my first choice to work this out. Try to get in touch with either the company nurse or doctor, and write down exactly what they tell you to do in order to return to work / take their physical. If it seems vague what they're telling you, tell them you're writing a list of what to do, and can they break it down step by step for you. They may not have time to explain in great detail what each step means, but you can take their written directives and figure it out as you go. Chances are this is all new to you, so take your time to figure out exactly what they want from you. Going by what you've posted alone, it would seem at least 95% possible that you will be able to drive, but it's up to you to do the right things as Prime instructs you to.

Carbs are now your number one enemy. You will have to start reading food labels. Carbs turn to sugar (glucose) when they get to your blood stream. Breads, pastas, rice, sugary foods all will spike you numbers. Moderation is key here. Without knowing your height & weight, 50 carbs per meal might be a good starting target. If you're very thin and short, 30 or 40 might be better.

There is plenty of good information out there on how to deal with this. The ADA, NIH, Medline, Mayo Clinic web sites are very good. Avoid the homemade web sites for Diabetes advice and stick to the known good sources of info.

BLood sugars are a tricky thing - it's not only food intake that alters them. Liver production of sugar, overnight hormone levels, and other factors affect sugar levels. It will come to you as you go along how it all works, but the good news is you can control it. Ten years from now if you ignore it, who knows?

At some point in the future, you would be well served to find an Endocrinologist instead of a "regular" doctor to offer you care. Many have great success with regular doctors, but it's hard to beat a specialist when it comes to what can be a devastating disease when left untreated.

Also - tell your home doctor if you have no insurance. Many will work with you on pricing. Many will at least give you the contract price that an insurance company will pay them, which is almost always far below what they charge on an invoice. Same with the pharmacy - let them know you have no insurance. My wife gets her Diabetes meds at near cost from our pharmacy, as they don't want to lose business to mail order, and so have a generic low cost option. One has to ask for it though - it didn't come automatically. When it comes to US health care, we have to advocate for ourselves and ask plenty of questions to seek as many options as we can.

 

Love this truckin business!

 

Did you talk to your FM about your situation at the time, or did you just walk away?

 

Good question, Ironpony. It was such a tumultuous time. I'd like to think I did talk to them... Do unto others as I would have done unto me.

 

Well here's an idea for you... if you still have your FM's name/phone number (you can call the main switchboard if all you have is a name,) give him a call and explain the situation. If he didn't get PO'd by your departure, it may be as simple as to come on back and get on a training truck for some miles, to get into your own truck and get on with your driving career. It's worked that way with other folks.

 

In answer to your question, ironpony, I spoke with Ann Clay in Driver Personel. She looked up notes on me and this is basically what it read: "driver did not return to Prime after training. Got a local job. May return to Prime based upon review." So, I did speak with them and informed them of my situation at the time and that I'd gotten a local job. Whew!! No black mark! Thanks for promting me to find out!