Treating Diabetes: You Are In Control

March 4th, 2011

When you have discovered that diabetes is a disease you must
live with for the rest of your life, a key factor in most every
case will be the use of various medications in order to control
your blood sugar level, as well as keeping your body in a
healthy state for the rest of your life.

This is your new reality in one that nobody can force you to
comply with. In other words, it is your duty to take full
responsibility for your medications and keeping up with your
treatments.

No one can do it for you

As strange as it may sound, there are many diabetics out
there who just plain refuse to handle the responsibilities of
proper insulin treatment and getting the right medications in
order to maintain their health.

Yes, you can go to the doctor and get diagnosed with
diabetes. Yes, your doctor can properly assist you in medical
advice as well as prescribe you the appropriate medications.
And yes, you can hire outside help to make life much easier
such as a professional dietitian. However, backing these
responsibilities with action is totally up to you. Only you can
commit 100% to taking your medications and faithfully applying
your knowledge of these medications so that you are taking the
right doses and at the appropriate times.

What you should know about your diabetes
medications

Medications can often be a little tricky when it comes to
following a regimen and avoiding side effects. Many of them are
extremely potent and must be mixed carefully if using other
drugs at the same time. Below are a few things that you should
know when taking your diabetes medications:

1. Are you taking your medications with the appropriate
dosages? Are you following doctor’s orders and ingesting them
at the right time of the day or night?

2. Are you following the instructions of the meds when it
comes to taking them with or without food?

3. Do you know if your medications are okay to mix with any
other meds that you may be taking? Were you honest with your
doctor about other nonprescription drugs you may be using?

4. How well are you educated about the side effects of your
medications? Have you asked your doctor what to expect?

5. Will these side effects cause conditions that you may not
be able to handle? Have you considered whether or not the side
effects may interfere with your work or other activities which
could prove to be dangerous under the influence of certain
medical drugs, like driving a car or operating heavy
machinery?

6. Should you experience major side effects which could be
very dangerous to you or other people, are you well equipped
with an antidote that will relieve them immediately?

Companies Will Not Hire You Because Of Your High Blood Sugar Levels

January 18th, 2011

If you suffer from diabetes then by law you are prohibited
from working with certain organizations.

This doesn’t mean that you cannot follow your career goals
and strive to accomplish the work you desire, but “where”
exactly you can work is definitely slightly limited.

The FBI says no to diabetics

One such example of an area in which will not employ you due
to diabetes is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Of
course not everybody aspires to be a member of this elite
governmental agency, but if you have always wanted to work for
the FBI, then having diabetes means that you must look for
another line of work. The FBI has a strict policy called a
“blanket ban” which denies employment to specific groups of
people. One of these groups are men and women who require
insulin.

You may not think it’s fair for the FBI to practice such
discriminatory action for people that have diabetes, but
because the policy is so strict, there is no additional
background information on individual which would change the
rules. It doesn’t matter how healthy you are, how young you
are, or how well you manage your diabetes, if you need insulin
then you are automatically shut out from the opportunity to
work at the FBI.

The Military says no to diabetics

Joining the armed forces is one of most patriotic decisions
a person can make. I should know because I personally served
eight years in the United States Navy. It was the best time of
my life and I’ll always feel proud for obligating myself to
serve the duty in which I felt I owed to this great country.
However, had I been a diabetic then there would be no chance at
all in signing up.

Just like the FBI and its policies, the military won’t even
consider accepting a man or woman that has diabetes, regardless
of what type and how well it is managed. You are ineligible to
serve. And if a person is currently serving in the military and
then gets diagnosed with diabetes, either type 1 or type 2,
then they may be discharged automatically and sent home to
search out a different career.

Although it doesn’t make that much sense, those of the
rules. There are many people who successfully manage their
diabetes and can do a great deal service to their country, but
unlike other military services around the world, the United
States will not take the risk.