You don't need any paperwork to buy a blood glucose meter,
take readings to see what you really have when you start to
feel "weak or tired" and go from there.

Having to eat every few hours is not abnormal.



"EFIS2" wrote in message
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| On Apr 8, 6:53 pm, wrote:
| There's still another side of this that should be
discussed. It's one
| thing, and a 'good thing', to learn in an informal way
if your
| condition will prevent you from passing the medical. Do
this before
| making an appointment for an FAA medical exam because as
has been
| pointed out once you start that process the data is in
the FAA's
| records..
|
| But, if you find your condition renders you unable to
for example
| drive a car from time to time -- that you have to pull
off until you
| regain control -- don't even think about becoming a
pilot. There's no
| pulling off to the side if the condition goes out of
control, and it's
| likely -- I'm not sure of this -- conditions of flight
may provide an
| environment that makes your condition more likely to
become overt.
|
| So I'm suggesting YOU make a mature decision. Is your
condition such
| that you're at some greater risk to have a medical
condition put you
| and your PX at risk? If so, stop now, even if you can
find a way of
| passing the physical.
|
| Good luck!
|
| Thanks for all the suggestions.
|
| Regarding the post above --- I am fine as long as I eat
every couple
| of hours or so. If not, I may start to feel bad. So, I
have never
| blacked out. If I were to let myself go too long without
eating a
| snack, I start to feel weak. I never black out though,
just feel
| terrible. If that were to happen, I could eat something
sweet and I
| would be pretty much alert again. Although, usually I
avoid all sugar
| and simple carbs unless i really need them.
|
| I am a little dissapointed with some of the responses
given my desire
| to fly. P.S, i'm not interested in sport flying.
| I am hoping that my condition will improve in the future -
I'm working
| on trying to reverse this condition. I hope not to have
it for life.
| Perhaps I will wait until I see an improvement in my
situation.
|
| Thanks Again
| Efis2
|