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At the recent Truckload Carriers Association convention in Orlando, Florida, Gary Moffitt, founder and owner of the Arkansas Occupational Health Clinic, described how the rate of diabetes among truck drivers constitutes a significant issue in trucker health.
Under current regulations, drivers are not required to take a blood test before earning the certifications they need to become a truck driver, but the recent task force formed by Moffitt, other members of the medical community and officials in the American Diabetes Association is aiming to change that.
"There’s no way that you can tell that a driver’s in control [of his diabetes] with a urinalysis," said Moffitt. "You have the right to do more lab tests, but many examiners don’t, because they do not know they are allowed to do any more lab, or because physicals are being done in the terminal and it’s more difficult to do that."
Truckers suffering from diabetes can benefit from a recent product released by U-R-IN Control, which allows truck drivers to urinate while on the road. The Go Guy product is a pocket urinal that solidifies urine using polymer crystals.
Health officials looking to address diabetes problem among truckers
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
At the recent Truckload Carriers Association convention in Orlando, Florida, Gary Moffitt, founder and owner of the Arkansas Occupational Health Clinic, described how the rate of diabetes among truck drivers constitutes a significant issue in trucker health.
