diabetes

Striker goes for a medical recheck every 6 months. If he is going for a medical recheck every 6 months, does it really matter if he gets a 2 year medical card, a 1 year medical card, or a 6 month medical card?

The most important thing is that Striker is getting his medical rechecks and keeping his diabetes under strict control through diet and exercise.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

I bet the inside of your truck smells like a cinnamon bun buddy.... lol

 

This reads a little fishy. The way I understand the process for you to do this you had to hide your condition. Did you pass the question about having any medical condition on your application? If you have hid the fact and you're caught you'll have bigger problems than you ever thought you'd have. You'd be lucky to stick around to wash trucks let alone drive one.

 

Nope, pretty much an every day thing.

Went on the 16th for my recheck, levels and weight were a little too high, so now I'm on 1/2 metformin twice a day, but since everything else is spot on, he still feels comfortable with my 2 yr card which is good for another 18 months. Biggest thing is that I get my butt back to exercising and paying attention to my diet, my goal is a minimum of 15 lbs by next March, although he is going to do a levels recheck in 3 months and regular physical in 6 months.

BTW, metformin still allows you to qualify for a 2yr card if your under regular Dr's care.

 

If I recall correctly, insulin dependent diabetics are NOT allowed to have commercial drivers licenses, let alone drive commercial vehicles for a living.

In addition to the diabetic running afoul to federal law, so is the doctor that gave the diabetic the O.K. to have a CDL and drive commercial vehicles for a living.

from either side of the fence, IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT OR PRISON SENTENCE!!

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

Out of all the posts, this is the one with the best info.

The one thing that should be mentioned is that many people who are insulin dependent also have a serious problem with regulating their insulin and are stable enough to drive. I mean that too many times there is a change in dosage or a change in the type of insulin because of the one or a number of reasons, which causes a problem for the person whether they know it or not. Their body sometimes takes a week or two to adjust or may take one day - the reason why insulin dependent drivers have to get a waiver.

The other issue is that a doctor handing out 2 year physicals is wrong, doesn't matter who they are or what they think, it is wrong. If the person who is insulin dependent has one and they get into an accident because of their glucose is messed up, then that opens the doc to legal issues - especially with a good lawyer who knows his way around malpractice laws. The norm is a one year card and should be.

 

I was told on Oct 3rd I had type 2 diabetes with a A1C of 14.
The Dr had me start insulin injections right away and ordered me to stay out of the truck.I ran a check past several safety men and OOIDA.
If you are taking insulin shots,you are disqualified to drive a commercial vehicle.If I get behind the wheel and pass out
and run over someone and kill them,I am leaving myself open to
civil actions and criminal charges plus living with what I did.
It ain`t worth a load of freight to me to take that chance.
I`m grounded until I go back to the DR in jan,2014.

 

I thought that there was a waiver you could get that would allow you to drive with diabetes and on insulin.

 

there is, but it's very difficult to get and you must be stable first

 

if there is a wavier,I haven`t seen it yet.The only wavier I found was if you are on pills to control your diabetes,and then you only can get a one year card and have to drive within the state you live in,Intrastate instead of interstate driving