DOT Physical

@Moose1958

 

You gotta be able to see, minimum 20/40
You gotta Hear Whispers from a few feet away.
Make sure your Arms n Legs work, You can Bend Over- doc Grab your Sack,Cough- You Passed!

Oh You'll pee in a bottle to check Sugars and such

 

Yeah,I dounno where its supposed to be- I think its more on seeing If your Urine is real Dark Color which means your Dehydrated

 

You can get your sugars and blood pressure down by watching what you eat and drink plus a brisk walk for 30 or 45 minutes twice a day. With a 30 minute brisk walk I can get my sugar level to drop 50 points.

 

If you have sugar in urinalysis and know it. You can fast for a Couple days and pass. Get your self a glucose tester and check your levels. Normal people should be under 100 after eating.

 

OK, First and most important, RELAX You take this anxiety into that MEs office and you are going to pop the tops off the meter. I can't say this enough, RELAX. You do not want your blood pressure to be any higher than 139/89 Once you hit that 140 you buy a year physical, it hits 90 you hit a yearly physical. It is that simple. The blood pressure you said is good. The FMCSA has got a bit sloppy with this information and it is very hard to find. Still, if your blood pressure is 126/82 it is better then a lot of drivers.

As to the blood sugar thing. I HIGHLY recommend you fast beginning at around 6PM of the night before the physical. Do NOT consume cola, coffee or tea that evening at all, drink water, in fact drink at least a quart of water. Watch your carbs that night as well. DO NOT EAT breakfast or consume coffee that morning. If you are weak go buy some of those glucose pills at any pharmacy. I keep them with me all the time. What will happen at your physical is they will get you to pee in a cup. They will dip a testing strip in the pee. If there is no reaction your good. If there is a reaction it means your blood sugar is over 160 and you have protein spilling into your urine. If you take it easy with cokes and coffee the day before and watch the carbs and sugar then fast you should be OK.

If you are very heavy watch out for the sleep apnea thing. Hopefully, you are not.