Question
Hi yall -
As you may know, I have an uncle who was a truck driver with diabetes. His condition and the difficulty he experienced taking care of himself led me to conduct the research that many of you helped me complete. I have to say was because currently he is lying in a hospital connected to life support and waiting to either die of natural causes or for his children to disconnect him.
Last Wednesday, he pulled into one of his favorite truck stops, walked in the door and collapsed from a massive stroke. When he got to the hospital, his blood sugar was over 400.
I don't know what the answer is for truck drivers to have an easier time taking care of their health issues. So - all I can say to you is please remember that diabetes/ heart disease/ high blood pressure and many other diseases are very serious. If you have these conditions - please ask yourself if there is anything - maybe just one more thing - that you could do to take care of yourself better.
If you don't have these diseases - but have a family history - please get checked every year. Diabetes is often considered a silent disease because you may not feel too bad but in reality you may be very sick. Often - my patients mistake fatigue for just being tired when it may really be high blood sugar. Which one of you isn't tired from all of your hard work? So - if something seems unusual, or you can't feel rested no matter how much you sleep - please heed these warning signs.
My uncle's children cry and cry and cry over what has happened. Please do what you can to avoid this fate for your own families.
Thank you-
Michelle Prejean
Answer
I'll second that.
Don't eat the fried foods from the t/s's. Take along healthy snacks, get off the chips and pop
(Apples keep really well in the truck)
Make the investment in storing and eating good food from your truck and drink plenty of water.
And get out and move around, take some walks.
Just some little tips we do on our truck.