Taking Control Over Salt
Decreasing salt intake to decrease your risk of high blood pressure
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Category Archives: Driver Health
Trucking and fatigue | More accurate ways to detect and combat fatigue | Technology content from Fleet Owner
Source: Trucking and fatigue | More accurate ways to detect and combat fatigue | Technology content from Fleet Owner Fatigue plays a significant role in driver performance, job satisfaction, and safety on the road. Measuring fatigue with technology (i.e. biometric devices) like the Readiband from Fatigue Science and others from companies like Circadian Fatigue Management is one way to do this, as well as the proactive measures that can be taken by employers, such as allowing truck drivers sufficient rest and […]
Categories: Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations • Tags: CDL physical requirements, driver fatigue, osa, sleep apnea
Individualized exam schedule for diabetic eye disease | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Source: Individualized exam schedule for diabetic eye disease | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study showed that the convention of yearly dilated eye exam screening can be individually tailored, depending on the initial severity of the retinopathy in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Those with no signs of retinopathy may be evaluated every 4 years, those with mild retinopathy every 3 years, moderate every 6 months and severe every 3 months. This may result in fewer examinations in some individuals and still […]
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FDA Warns of Ketoacidosis Risk with Newer Diabetes Drugs
Typically used in Type 2 Diabetes they decrease glucose absorption and increase urinary glucose excretion. FDA Warns of Ketoacidosis Risk with Newer Diabetes Drugs.
Categories: Driver Health, Media| News, Medical Condition, medications and supplements • Tags: diabetes an truck drivers, diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes
New diabetes standard for commercial drivers in the works: Land Line Magazine
New diabetes standard for commercial drivers in the works: Land Line Magazine.
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations, Trucking rules and regulations • Tags: insulin treated diabetes and the commercial driver
Reports – How Medical Conditions Impact Driving – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
An important FMCSA webpage. Includes Executive Summaries, Full Evidence Reports, and Expert Panel Opinions on various medical conditions that affect commercial driver certification such as OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) and other sleep disorders,diabetes mellitus, cochlear implants, seizure disorder, drug & medication use and more. If you are getting ready for a DOT physical and have medical issues, we will help you navigate through the confusion and separate fact from fiction. Call now to book your DOT physical at 718-701-5949. […]
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations, Medical Condition • Tags: driver qualification standards, fmcsa regulations, medical conditions and commercial driving
Heart disease and getting your Medical Examiner’s Certificate
Truckers please review some of the cardiac guidelines here for commercial drivers with heart disease. Heart disease and getting your Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations • Tags: cardiac disease and the commercial driver.
DOT Physical in Queens, New York| Services Offered
Dot physical services offered at DOT Medical Examiner-Dot physicals DOT Physical in Queens, New York| Services Offered.
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, NYC DOT • Tags: cdl medical, cdl physical, certified dot medical examiner, dot medical examiner's certificate, truck driver physical
Home DOT Physical Exams| Queens, New York
Home DOT Physical Exams| Queens, New York.
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations, Medical Condition, medications and supplements, Physical Exam Center • Tags: 2014 dot physical exam requirements, cdl medical, cdl physical, dot physical
Diabetes and getting your Medical Examiner’s Certificate
Are you a commercial driver who is diabetic and using insulin? Insulin treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) is one of the four non-discetionary standards. Other medical conditions that are also non-discretionary (meaning the medical examiner must follow certain rules or laws set by the FMCSA in determining driver qualification) are history of epilepsy or seizures, not meeting the vision standards and or the hearing standards . A special piece of paper called an exemption is required, and can only be […]
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health, FMCSA Rules regulations, Medical Condition • Tags: dot medical examiner's certificate, insulin treated diabetes and the commercial driver
Still time for OOIDA members to enroll in customized health and wellness program: Land Line Magazine
Drivers be prepared form your next DOT physical with OOIDA’s Human Factor Health-Well For Life Program. I have been seeing an increasing number of drivers in my office with significant medical issues well beyond the more common hypertension, diabetes and the sleep apnea issues. Since the certified medical examiner program has started it seems that drivers with other significant medical issues like undiagnosed kidney disease, recurrent lung infections, psychiatric issues, as well as other less common systemic medical conditions are […]
Categories: dot physical, Driver Health • Tags: OOIDA driver health and wellness program
MedlinePlus: Trusted Health Information for You
Study finds that patients with severe sleep apnea had a 30 percent higher risk of developing diabetes than those without sleep apnea. MedlinePlus: Trusted Health Information for You.
Categories: Driver Health, Media| News, Medical Condition • Tags: sleep apnea risks and diabetes
How Truck Drivers Can Stay Healthier on the Road
As we know, life on the road is difficult for the truck driver. Hard hours, a sedentary lifestyle and a host of unhealthy temptations at truck stops are some of the causes of the high rate of obesity, hypertension and related co-morbidities such as sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease in drivers. But, it does not need to be that way as we can see in this NY Times article. Like anything else in life, with a little effort and determination […]
Categories: Driver Health, Media| News, Medical Condition • Tags: hypertension and truckers, obesity in truck drivers, sleep apnea risks in truck drivers, truck driver health
Consumer Updates Medications for High Blood Pressure
May is national high blood pressure awareness month. High blood pressure is probably one of the most common findings during a Dot physical-not surprisingly, as hypertension affects approximately 31% of the U.S. population, which translates to more than 60 million Americans. Having high blood pressure will not only limit how long you can be certified for during the DOT physical, but may prevent you from passing the physical. Most importantly, hypertension causes significant health risks, and can strike without […]
Categories: Driver Health, Medical Condition, medications and supplements • Tags: high blodd pressure and the dot physical, hypertension, hypertension risks
VA Battling Silent Epidemic
According to Veteran Administration’s Office of Research and Development 20% of the veterans that use the VA health care system have type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared to 8.3% of the general population. That adds up to approximately 1 million veterans with type 2 diabetes. VA Battling Silent Epidemic.
Categories: Driver Health, Medical Condition • Tags: diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, veteran's administration
Truck Driver Physicals & NYC TLC Physicals |Queens,NY 