Recent content by BirdUSMC

I just got the results back from my PEB last week and was found fit for duty with Type 1 Diabetes :). This is exactly what I wanted and was actually suprised that everything worked out. I am now back on full duty and in the process of reenlisting. My question is if I am found fit for duty and...

USAF_Vol, I am not taking any oral meds only Insulin. I was taking oral meds when I was Type 2 because I was "insulin resistant", but over time the meds slowly stopped working. We changed doses and medications but my A1C checks were getting gradually higher and higher. I had about two weeks...

I was originally diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes December of 2004, but was re-diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic January of last year because my doctors did not think that I fit the stereotype of a Type 2. So I have had a few years to figure out what works for me in controlling my condition. The...

Hello everyone I am new to this forum and just started my PEB for Type 1 Diabetes. I have been a Marine for 13 years and I am fighting to stay in. I hope that I am not fighting a losing battle and would like to know if anyone knows of any cases of someone being found fit for duty with Type 1...