All,
I am very new to this whole process as well as being a Type 1 diabetic. As of a few weeks ago, I thought I was healthy young guy with orders to Kunsan AB followed by a couple years in Germany. All of that changed in a matter of seconds when my PCM on base called me on a Friday an hour before a pt test I had scheduled telling me my A1C was 14.6% on my blood test and that I had diabetes. Said doctor told me I will more than likely be medically separated from the Air Force if it comes back type 1 and sure enough a few weeks go by and all the tests determine I am in fact a type 1 diabetic. I have read quite a few threads on this site that are about the process of being either medically discharged and retired. It seems to me that medical retirement is ideal for my case because of the insurance for life which will be great for my insulin dependency. If anyone has any further insight, tips, stories, timelines, etc....on this matter, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance because I know I am not alone in this situation and sharing knowledge in this matter is extremely useful for someone like me who is in the dark.
- Tim
I am very new to this whole process as well as being a Type 1 diabetic. As of a few weeks ago, I thought I was healthy young guy with orders to Kunsan AB followed by a couple years in Germany. All of that changed in a matter of seconds when my PCM on base called me on a Friday an hour before a pt test I had scheduled telling me my A1C was 14.6% on my blood test and that I had diabetes. Said doctor told me I will more than likely be medically separated from the Air Force if it comes back type 1 and sure enough a few weeks go by and all the tests determine I am in fact a type 1 diabetic. I have read quite a few threads on this site that are about the process of being either medically discharged and retired. It seems to me that medical retirement is ideal for my case because of the insurance for life which will be great for my insulin dependency. If anyone has any further insight, tips, stories, timelines, etc....on this matter, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance because I know I am not alone in this situation and sharing knowledge in this matter is extremely useful for someone like me who is in the dark.
- Tim