The Military and Diabetes

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Comment by stretched2thin on September 14, 2009 at 1:57pm

tom goffe, you completely right about copies! my parents were given the only copy of my chart when they retired and now, its like i never ever seen a doctor, i have to do all my testing over again!

Comment by Tom Goffe on September 12, 2009 at 7:24am

Hooray! Getting a 100% DM+complications evaluation IS possible. I got the results back for the reopened claim to the VA requesting an upgrade to the 20% rating they assigned back in '94. I thought at best it'd come back ~60%. Boy was I (happily) surprised.

Lessons learned: document EVERYTHING. When you saw your Dr., what they said, what they advised, everything. Two: get copies of every scrap of paper your Dr. has on you, your treatment, labs, etc. Don't forget to get copies from every hospital of their records on test, hospitalizations, bills, etc. Third (and most importantly) know the VA rules, rating criteria and be very, very VERY patient.

Comment by Denise Reyes on April 14, 2009 at 7:40pm

hi everyone,
currently my dad is AD AF and i still have tricare.
i believe, not 100%
that as long as i am a full time student i can keep tricare
until i am 23. i have heard lots of different things
some say its 23 some say its 21
my endo said it was 26!
so im not sure. anyone know?
or can anyone point me in the right direction?
i am dreading the day tricare will dry out for me!!

take care everyone.
-d

Comment by Charles Scot Noble on January 20, 2009 at 7:03am

I Have recently retired from the Army. I wasn't Actually Diagnosed until my Final Out Physical and then My Sugar level was at 340. come to find out my past 2 Birth day Physicals my count was 190 and 220 but we were scheduled to go to Iraq and I was never told or Diagnosed as Pre diabetic or diabetic. Anyway I hope that i can help any one who is active duty and has been diagnosed. As a matter of fact my CSM (command Sergeant Major) is currently serving in Iraq and is Diabetic. So it can be done.

Comment by Cindy Kramer on January 12, 2009 at 3:25pm

Hello Everyone. I am a wife of a military (Air Force) man. I am a type 2 diabetic, found out Feb last year(08) We are stationed at Dyess AFB in Abilene Texas.

Comment by stretched2thin on January 4, 2009 at 2:51pm

Im a marine wife and my husband and I are proud parents of type 1 diabetic baby. here to make firends get help and keep my sanity

Comment by Brian on November 11, 2008 at 9:06am

Lots of good stories and concerns here...Am I the only active duty person with diabetes here? I found out 10/30/06, and fought for a year to stay in. Now I continue to wait, hopefully I can "fly" one of the unmanned vehicles (Predators), but we'll see! TRICARE can be a pain sometimes, but persistence pays off. I'm still waiting to hear back about the CGMS, but I know a couple others that have it, so it should go through. If anybody has any ?'s let me know!

Comment by Tressa Iris Kirby on November 6, 2008 at 7:48am

Hello all. I work with the ADA and also am a Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) and my office is Veteran Affairs Committee. Because both ADA and DAR are important to me I am interested in knowing if any of you know of someone who is deployed and might need some items. We are sponsorsing soldiers this year and have the funds to send what they might need. Please contact me individually if there is anyway I can help out on behalf of DAR.

Comment by DANIEL "MR.SMOOTH" MARTIN on August 28, 2008 at 10:36am

I was in the Marine Corps. Boot camp at Parrris Island, S.C. - with the 3/26 Exped. Unit. Camp Lejeune - Scout Team.-Vipers. Lance Corporal