Diabetes

[PKIM22]

So I went to the doctors and these were my results. I have no idea what some of these are. Advice would be great. My Doctor is horrible at responding back to me and I can't seem to call him because he is always away. FlightSurgeon what does this information mean? It's all mumbo jumbo to me.

HEMOGLOBIN A1C: 7.5
CREATININE: 0.8
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE: 89-NB
CHOLESTEROL: 180
TRIGLYCERIDE: 124
HDL: 43
LDL CALCULATED: 112
CHOLESTEROL/HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN: 4.2
GLUCOSE, FASTING: 162

2nd Time
GLUCOSE, FASTING: 117

letter from the doctor...

Dear Peter,
follow up testing indicates that you have mild diabetes mellitus. Please attend our health education classes on diabetes mellitus to begin diet and exercise therapy.

^ just been busy with A&P classes and now they don't offer the "health education classes on diabetes melitus" anymore.

So my question is this...
Does this mean that I will not be able to obtain a 1st class medical?

Yeah, I am on the large side weighing apx 260lbs 6'3. Back in High School I weighed 320lbs and over the years I have lost all that with regular excersie. Over the past year I haven't been excersing AT ALL. I was going to work full time (hour commute), than to A&P school full time. I only slept 3 1/2 hours every day for like 10 months. Now that I'm all done I excersize regularly again.

This is concerning me more than ever. Is there a range that the AME has for sugar level count?

-Peter

[My Flight Surgeon]

The glucose and A1c are too high. Get back on the exercise program, watch you calories - 2000 per day maximum. This will probably bring the sugar down.

The problem is you will get diabetes if you don't get control NOW. You can fly with diabetes but it is a Special Issuance and requires submitting every 3 month A1c's to the FAA.