Jim Brooks
  • 46, Male
  • Oak Ridge, NC
  • United States
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May 21, 2011
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"Hi there, I hope you have a super fantastic Happy Birthday!"
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July09

"I'm a little disappointed with July. Although my average is 131 I was hoping to have more of a smother month. I feel I had to many ups and downs. Madhusar doesn't seem to be making the same changes as it did in the 3rd to 5th month. Well…"
Jul 31, 2009
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Jul 31, 2009
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"Kelly, Thanks for adding me as a friend. Jim"
Jul 28, 2009
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Jul 28, 2009
Jim Brooks replied to TuDiabetes Administration's discussion 'Fighting Colon Cancer and Diabetes: Brian's Story'
"Brian, You are a true inspiration to us all. Jim"
Jul 27, 2009
Jim Brooks replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion '14K People With Diabetes Test Their Blood Sugar at the Same Time'
"3:59 Just checked BG 142 Jim"
Jul 14, 2009
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June09

"Thanks Kristin, I was shocked myself that it stayed down in that range for as long as it did."
Jul 3, 2009
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June09

"Wow! Looks great! Especially from June 6-23 :) Thanks for sharing!"
Jul 3, 2009
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JUNE BG results
Jul 3, 2009
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April Results
Jun 16, 2009
Jim Brooks left a comment for tracy
"Thanks Tracy. I will Jim"
Jun 1, 2009

Profile Information

Date diagnosed
July 1, 2004
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will find out tomorrow
Type of treatment/devices you use
Shots
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My Story

In late 2004 I went to the doctor to have a mole removed from my neck. Three hours after that I was a diabetic. I was told that my condition was a Type 1.5 and I would be a type 1 in a short period of time. This was the beginning of my fight with diabetes.

Initially the doctors told me I would need to take 14 units of insulin a day. This was not acceptable to me. I started walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes every day. I cut my carbs down and watched what I ate. I managed to stay off insulin. (I also had a fear of needles which provided additional motivation).

By the middle of 2005, my weight had dropped from 205 lbs to 177 lbs. I am 6’1” inches tall, so 200 lbs was not overweight. (Not to me at least). My condition was getting worse. I had tried multiple different solutions with no success. I finally had to face the fact that I needed to start on insulin.

When I first started injecting myself I was taking 10 units of Lantus a day. It would take me about 20 minutes just to work up the courage to stick the needle in me. Sometime my arm would shake so bad I would stick the needle in and it would come out before I could inject the insulin. Eventually I got use to giving myself shots, although I’m still not completely comfortable with it.

In the early part of 2008 I had reached a point where I was taking shots (Novolog, 5 units) with every meal on top of my daily injections (Lantus, 16 units). By late summer 2008 I had steadily increased the amounts of insulin to a high point . (I later learned I was no where near what other people consider as high)

The next step of course was to get a pump. The idea of constantly having a machine attached to me was not very appealing. At this time I was taking 40 units of Lantus a day and 8+ units of Novolog with each meal.

At the end of 2008 a friend of mine from India became a diabetic. He sent me a link to the news article about Madhusar. I contacted the company and by the end of January 2009 I started taking Mahusar twice a day. Remember that I have been down this road before and I wasn’t actually expecting it to help me.

March 22 2009. This is the day I started noticing results from taking Madhusar. I am currently taking 20 units of Lantus a day (Down from 40 units) and 6+ units of Novolog with each meal. My weight has gone back up to 202 lbs. (First time in 4 years) My blood sugar levels are dropping into the normal range.

This is the first time in 5 years I have anything that has caused a reversal of my diabetic condition. My stress levels are down, I feel better than I have in a long time.



Thanks for listening


Jim

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At 11:54am on May 21, 2011, Doris D said…
At 5:05am on May 21, 2011, lotsofshots said…
Hi there, I hope you have a super fantastic Happy Birthday!
At 4:36am on May 21, 2011, SEAGATOR said…
Happy,Happy Birthday,Jim. I wish for you a most wonderful day. ENJOY!!!
At 4:05pm on May 29, 2009, tracy said…
Jim - welcome to TuDiabetes - your narrative is very interesting - let us know how things progress (or not) for you!
At 3:42pm on May 28, 2009, Stacey :0)~ said…
Welcome to the site Jim! Make sure to check into some of the groups on here...there is a LADA group you can join!
 
 
 

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