FAA Medical Question

writes:

You don't need to be to an "insulin-dependent diabetic" become hypoglycemic.

And that's not what I said, so the rest of your comments are moot.

The medical community, which conciders any addiction to be a disease,
disagrees with you.

The "medical community" (whatever that is--I'm not aware of any universal
consensus) is just as vulnerable to the waves of fashion as other professions.

vaughn writes:

Suffice it to say, I think the above is very dangerous advice that does not
match my personal experience.
Since I am not about to discuss my own medical past here, this is where it ends.

So why mention it?

writes:

Now, I will say, if I was income dependent on my flying, then it would
have been a big deal as my medical expired for a couple of weeks.

If you were dependent on flying to earn a living, and you discovered you had a
condition that would permanently disqualify you, what would you do?

writes:

The numbers are the only thing that matters to the FAA unless the diagnosis
was something like an aneurism about to blow.

There's a long list of diagnoses that matter a great deal to the FAA. Any of
them require that certification be differed and specific protocols be followed
to grant a certification or special issuance.

For example, if you've been diagnosed with psychosis or depression, you have
a problem on that basis alone--numbers don't matter (nor are numbers used with
respect to psychosis or depression).

writes:

The doctor either says you have diabetes or he doesn't.

Yes. If he says so, you've been diagnosed. If he doesn't, you haven't. Noting
that your blood glucose is unusually high is not the same as diagnosing
diabetes.

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

You don't need to be to an "insulin-dependent diabetic" become hypoglycemic.

And that's not what I said, so the rest of your comments are moot.

What you said and snipped was "Hypoglycemia is mainly a risk for
insulin-dependent diabetics".

If you had left out "insulin-dependent" it would have been fairly accurate as
diabtics are the largest at-risk group for hypoglycemia, but as is, it is a
false statement.

The medical community, which conciders any addiction to be a disease,
disagrees with you.

The "medical community" (whatever that is--I'm not aware of any universal
consensus) is just as vulnerable to the waves of fashion as other professions.

The "medical community" is doctors; you know, people with real training in
medicine and not living a virtual life pulling stuff out of their ass.


--
Jim Pennino

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Mxsmanic wrote:
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The numbers are the only thing that matters to the FAA unless the diagnosis
was something like an aneurism about to blow.

There's a long list of diagnoses that matter a great deal to the FAA.

What part of "something like" are you having difficulty understanding?

Do I need to list each and every serious condition that may not have
numbers for you to understand the simple term "something like"?


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Jim Pennino

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Mxsmanic wrote:
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Now, I will say, if I was income dependent on my flying, then it would
have been a big deal as my medical expired for a couple of weeks.

If you were dependent on flying to earn a living, and you discovered you had a
condition that would permanently disqualify you, what would you do?

If you were dependent on playing concert piano to earn a living, and you
discovered you had a condition that would permanently disqualify you, what
would you do?

Idiot.


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Jim Pennino

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Mxsmanic wrote:
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The doctor either says you have diabetes or he doesn't.

Yes. If he says so, you've been diagnosed. If he doesn't, you haven't. Noting
that your blood glucose is unusually high is not the same as diagnosing
diabetes.

No ****, then why did you babble on about diagnosis and observations?


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Jim Pennino

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writes:

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

You don't need to be to an "insulin-dependent diabetic" become hypoglycemic.

And that's not what I said, so the rest of your comments are moot.

What you said and snipped was "Hypoglycemia is mainly a risk for
insulin-dependent diabetics".

Yes. I said "mainly," which is not a synonym for "exclusively." So your
comment was redundant.

The "medical community" is doctors ...

That's like saying that the economy is businesspeople. That's a bit
simplistic, although I suppose it's not an uncommon viewpoint for people
outside the profession.