Comments By B the rookie CDL holder.

Bruce,

I've had diabetes for 16 years and I'm big into health so that's not a problem. I have a goal to get 10,000 steps everyday and reach that goal 5 times a week on average. The company I applied for is local, no touch freight with 10-12 hour shifts. My plan is to walk around the warehouse/distribution center when I'm being live unloaded for for exercise, bring all my own food on the road, walk during my 30 and keep my diet lower carb.

Annie,

Thank you for the words of encouragement. I'll check out Marc Lee's page. Maybe I'm stressing out over nothing. I was just asked so many questions from the perspective employer about diabetes it made me have doubts. I did only apply three days ago so I gotta be positive about it.

I just obtained my CDL after passing my pre-trip, skills and road test. Now my next step is getting a trucking job. I've only applied at one company so far (They use a 3rd party hiring firm and have already called me back to go over my application). I have a consistent work history. I worked in a career and retired after 20 years in may of this year. I also never missed a day due to injury. However in 2005 I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and spent a night in the hospital...I did not pass out for information. My a1c is consistently between 6.8 and 7.3. My last career also consisted of driving a vehicle 80 to 100 miles a day. Will me having diabetes scare off trucking companies from hiring me?