TD116: Diabetes And Trucking

Today we have a guest post that originally posted on The Diabetes Council website. Whether you are a trucker dealing with diabetes, a potential trucker wondering if you can drive a truck with the disease, or someone who simply has a major sweet tooth, "Commercial Truck Driving and Diabetes: Everything You Need To Know" has something for you.

Links mentioned in the intro:

I got to meet Buck Ballard from The Trucking Podcast in person! And of course, the Internet rule says that it didn't happen if there aren't pictures.

The folks over at RoadPro are giving away prizes every day of September for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Click here to enter the contest!

I'm looking for an Owner/Operator who would be willing to test a product called Wheel-Check for me and do a short audio review (3 minutes or less). Drop me an email at [email protected] and I'll have them shipped to you ASAP.

Warren wrote in telling me he couldn't download the songs that I use for the intro/outro of the podcast. I fixed it so now you can download both songs by Walking On Einstein for free!

Bummer. I lost a paycheck from writing for TruckerMagazine.com. Listen to find out why.

If you love your Apple products/services and want to discuss them with likeminded people, join me in the iTruckers Slack group. Just download the free Slack app and email [email protected] for an invitation to join.

The Trucker Dump podcast got mentioned over at Truckersnews.com in an article called, Podcasts May Be The Perfect On-The-Road Entertainment. Thanks for the inclusion!

Trucker Dump podcast is now available on Google Play, if that's how you roll.

OverdriveOnline.com reported a story called, Love's fuel-hauling fleet awards drivers with $3.4 million in safety bonuses, which is about a cool safety program from Gemini Motor Transport.

If case you haven't heard, I wrote an ebook called, Trucking Life: An Entertaining, Yet Informative Guide To Becoming And Being A Truck Driver. It even includes a link to a free 9.25-hour audiobook version! Available anywhere you buy ebooks.

Steven sent in an audio review of Trucking Life. You might remember him as my co-host from TD111: Improving Our Reputation As Truckers. Thanks Steven!

Links mentioned in the main post:

Elisabeth Weaver (Almekinder) from The Diabetes Council wrote today's article, called Commercial Truck Driving and Diabetes: Everything You Need To Know and her coworker Holly Kim reads it for us.

Driver's license Laws by state from the American Diabetes Association website.

Read or download the 12-page Federal Diabetes Exemption Program packet (PDF) from the FMCSA website.

Check out the FMCSA website to find a certified DOT doctor near you on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

A whole Pinterest page devoted to exercise routines for truck drivers.

Map of clinic locations from Team CME.

Links mentioned in the feedback section:

Long duck writes in again. In case you're wondering what kind of a name Long Duck is, he's named after the guy from Sixteen Candles. Long story. He seems a bit confused today, but he has a comment after hearing the conversation I had with my nephew in TD110: Jabbering With Jared. He also talks about parking lot poop (yes really) and the "tools" (weapons) he keeps in his truck. He finishes up with his comment about TD112: Truckers Can't Read.

David writes in after listening to either TD97: A Trucker's Worst Nemesis: Complacency or TD104: Complacency Strikes with a great story of his own complacency. And he somehow manages to expertly tie it in with Looney Tunes cartoons and an Eagles song. Nicely done, David!

Well, it looks like Bryce succumbed to my constant badgering about wanting audio comments from listeners. After hearing it, I'm convinced he's a glutton for punishment, possibly caused by huffing too many diesel exhaust fumes. ;-) Thanks, Bryce. Keep on huffin'!

New listener Andrew writes after listening to TD99: Four Ways To Be An Awesome Trucker to tease me about wearing sweat pants and the frequency of the podcast. He also listened to TD33: Automatic Or Manual Truck Transmission and relays his experience.

Here's another reminder that I'm still looking for questions and comments about exercising on the road for an upcoming podcast on the subject. Send your thoughts to [email protected].

I'm also looking for more stories about YOUR evil overlord. If your spouse has done something that MY Evil Overlord would approve of, please send it in, preferably in audio form. 2-3 minutes max and send it to [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing the adventures of your evil overlord!

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