I was a long haul truck driver working 7 days a week, 14 to 16 hours a day, and just loving life and my job, being able to see the whole country and being paid to do it was great. I have always been a bit overweight but I was a healthy robust person. I was up in Washington state, doing a DOT physical to renew my health card for the a new job, the physician came in and asked me if I felt OK, to which I replied yes I think I feel pretty good. He noticed that I drank water continually throughout the entire appointment.

He asked if I was always thirsty like that, I told him that I guzzled water round the clock, even waking several times a night to try to ease my thirst. At that point he looked concerned, saying he was going to stick my finger instead of having me urinate in a cup to check my sugar levels. When he was done he picked up the phone and dialed 911, my sugar was 1300. I was scared at that point. I never knew that I was sick. I could have passed out and killed someone with sugar levels that high. The ambulance took me in and they put me in the hospital for two days.

Of course they pulled my medical card. I had to go home and get with my doctor to get it under control before I could go back to work. Today I check my blood sugar 4 times a day, (I no longer drive truck because it is against Federal law to carry syringes on a commercial vehicle) I am on insulin due to being resistant to the all the medicine. I am lucky though, something bad could have happened while driving, Empty my unit weighed approx 40,000 pounds and loaded up to 80,000 pounds.

Don't be afraid. Go see your Doctor. You can be diabetic and not know it.

Nancy
La Junta, CO