Thursday, August 30, 2007

Need to Decrease his Insulin

I would like to share with you my husband's story regarding Melaleuca and diabetes. Ron is a Type II diabetic. He has been a diabetic for 30 years. We joined Melaleuca in April 1997. We immediately started taking the Vitality Pack & Provex Plus.

He saw an immediate need to decrease his insulin. When they came out with Provex CV, we switched and again he lowered his insulin (he is VERY insulin resistant). A year ago we upped his dosage from 1/40 pounds of body weight to 1/30 pounds of body weight. AGAIN he had to decrease his insulin. Overall, he has decreased his insulin usage by 40-50% other benefits - he is no longer getting water blisters on the shins of his legs. In the 4 1/2 years we have been members, we both have had only an occasional slight cold. He did have pneumonia once. It used to be that we could "count" on his being sick with a bad cold for 6-8 weeks every winter/spring. We are both very grateful for the Melaleuca products.

Another point of interest - he had 13 laser treatments for diabetic retinopathy 6-8 years ago. Other than a slow growing catarac that is starting, the doctors are AMAZED at the health of his eyes!

I use the hydrating body lotion on his feet - he grows calluses and has to have them trimmed every four weeks. I was using a prescription lotion with lanolin. After I switched to this product, to see how it would do, the Podiatrist & his technician have commented on how soft his feet are. It looks like we'll be able to extend the time to five weeks between "trims" now.

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