Hi everyone, I have a friend who is trying to get his medical to start flight training and has diabetes. He has to take insulin up to 2 times a day but his condition is well under control. I flew him to Huntsville to take his daughter to see his ex wife and he was hooked. He went to his doctor and had all of his test updated and took them and all of his records from the last 5 or 10 years to the AME who told him that as far as he was concerned he would give him his certificate on the spot. He sent all the info to the FAA and a few weeks later got a letter stating that he was temporarily turned down. According to the diabetes association web site on flight medicals and the FAA website he should qualify hands down. Does anyone out there have any advice? He really has the flying fever, (we all know what that feels like) I think anyone who wants to fly that badly should have the chance. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks John Godwin
PS. Sorry there was no KR content in what I wrote above but I have put my fuselage sides on the jig and am in the process of truing it up for gluing. I sure will be happy when that is finished. > [Original Message] > From: Brian G. Douglas <bgd...@vvm.com> > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 4/26/2006 10:24:12 PM > Subject: Re: KR> Diabetes > > Oh boy! > there are several things that have been said about diabetes. Like some > one said GO TO AOPA!!! The medical section has everything that you have to > do. If you DO NOT ;-) take medicine then you are qualified. the FAA takes > up to a 9.9 A1C results (VERY bad control) at about 6.9 or so the doctor > will want to put you on medicine. the aopa list says that 7.4 or below the > FAA conceders normal for a diabetic. Plan on having to supply an EKG about > $75.00 in these parts and maybe some blood work > > Long story short you CAN get your medical. Find a flight surgeon that will > work with you and a Primary care doctor that will word your "report from > treating physician" the way that it needs to be. > > ANY one with Diabetes and high blood pressure please contact me off line for > any tips that I can give. Having just jumped thru the FAA hoops and renewed > for two more years. > > Brian G. Douglas > KR2 > N8575C W/training Wheel > Killeen Texas > with diabetes (6.9A1C) and HBP under control with lots of medicine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Freiberger" <ronandmar...@earthlink.net> > To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:19 AM > Subject: RE: KR> Diabetes > >
