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Post by harryx1 on Mar 14, 2019 13:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by mnkdfann on Mar 14, 2019 13:05:40 GMT -5
Can only hope the guy runs well during qualifying. If he doesn't make it, won't be for equipment shortcomings (Honda Engine which is probably a Cosworth) as Andretti has some good money behind them. At a minimum, the car will have Afrezza on it somewhere. Hopefully he is on or will begin using Afrezza soon. Would be a great story to have his blood glucose levels under even greater control with Afrezza and furthermore, wonder if he uses a CGM / DXCM as it would make for nice real time feedback assuming the data from a Dex6 could be uploaded to a phone in the car and sent to the cloud but that setup could be another 4 oz. or so and weight for race cars is a very big deal. I can only imagine during the race if BG levels start to rise and he pits, takes a 4U hit from the dreamboat while getting fuel and then BG levels on telemetry for all to see. Won't happen but fun to think about. www.indycar.com/DriversI have followed Connor for several years and glad to see him teamed up with MannKind. You can bet he will be on Afrezza. Dr. Kendall I am sure is part of this since Connor was tied to Lilly in the past. Several years ago I posted on Connor's twitter feed about Afrezza. You may be correct, I have no way of knowing. But I wouldn't assume he is on Afrezza outright. And I wouldn't expect him to suddenly be a big vocal proponent of Afrezza. If he was going to be doing that, IMO he would have been doing it already. FWIW here is an oldish (2017) article about him and his diabetes experience. sports.usatoday.com/2017/05/23/conor-daly-diabetes-mere-hurdle-racing-career/"Daly races with a glucose monitor that transmits data so he’s aware if his glucose level falls during a race." "Daly, ..., wears a Dexcom G5 sensor during the race." “The team can’t monitor me,” he said. “I just have one (monitor) in the car to see, and it’s connected to my phone as well. “Never been an issue. Never has, and as long as I do my job, then it shouldn’t be.” “Fair credit to him,” Daly said of Kimball raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes through sponsorships in racing. “I was jealous, for sure. That did a lot of great things for him. For me, I worked a little bit with Lilly Diabetes last year, which was great. But I really have no affiliations with many people in the drug industry at all. I just go about my own business, help where I can in the Juvenile (Diabetes) Research Foundation.
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Post by prcgorman2 on Mar 14, 2019 13:13:08 GMT -5
I am a girl. I am not an auto racing fan. What ever MNKD wants to do. My son told me, he didn't understand the attitude he is seeing regarding gasoline cars. I told him, the reason electronic cars are being pushed is because of the zero carbon exhaust emissions. we do not talk about climate change in this country. It is raining in Minnesota. March 14. MN had the most amount of snow fall on record in Feb. I do understand there are a good number of people that enjoy auto racing. the crashes. Talk it up. No one looks at this electric car 'solution' holistically.
I have forgotten a lot, but whether e-cars are better than zero-emissions ICE cars over a typical vehicle lifetime depends on a lot of factors, economies of production scale, bla bla bla and I have seen it reported both ways so it is yet to be clear whether this is really any panacea.
Certainly it is a benefit to urban areas with higher concentrations of vehicles.
Sure there may be some, but I don't think anytime soon we will be seeing e-cars, e--trucks, e-planes in keeping with the spirit of the green new deal.
Hydrogen fuel cells.
Just figure how not to blow up the refueling station when getting your H2.
:-)
100% correct. Think holistically - always. I agree, jury is out because of all the things you said. Couple things to note regarding Hydrogen Fuel Cells (whose "exhaust" is water). First, the hydrogen can be safely stored in a fuel tank which is very resistant to explosion due to slow release of hydrogen. Second, the fueling station could use water and electricity and hydrolysis to separate the oxygen from the hydrogen in the water molecules. The "exhaust" during fueling would be oxygen which could either be safely outgassed into the atmosphere, or fairly easily sequestered in a compound such as ferrous oxide (rust) and sodium chloride (salt). The issue, as you correctly identified is loss during electric transmission from a power plant operating using fossil fuel. To fix that we need commercially feasible nuclear fusion.
And, if (when) we get all that, I would be heartily in favor of watching electric formula racers whose speeds could far exceed anything done with gasoline (need bigger better tracks). Hey, maybe next year Mannkind can sponsor an electric entry at Indy!
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Post by awesomo on Mar 14, 2019 13:13:28 GMT -5
So Lilly Diabetes pulled their sponsorship of Conor Daly on Aug 24, 2018...
Lilly's full statement, via NASCAR reporter Chris Knight: “Our sponsorship in Saturday’s race is intended to raise awareness of treatment options and resources for people living with diabetes. Unfortunately, the comments that surfaced this week by Derek Daly distract from this focus, so we have made the decision that Lilly Diabetes will no longer run the No. 6 at Road America this weekend."
Note that this slur was used by his father in the 1980s before Conor was even conceived. So in other words, a ridiculous decision by Lilly. Conor seems like a good guy. Glad MannKind stepped in.
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Post by esstan2001 on Mar 14, 2019 14:25:15 GMT -5
So, doesn't it seem that there is a general increase in 'buzz' about Afrezza across all forms of media? It looks to me like this is beginning to take on a life of it's own, like a snowball rolling down hill...
(In my head) I keep coming back to: 1) what other DRUG has any social media presence with users raving about it and,
2) what other drug has such a low incidence of FAERs reporting, giving a pretty clear indication of excellent safety?
The enumerated, along with sustained, well controlled patient blood glucose levels...
well, I think we just need to keep passing around the Kool-Aid long enough until this thing IS the blockbuster we know it will become.
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Post by castlerockchris on Mar 14, 2019 14:26:09 GMT -5
I am a long-time MNKD long (years before FDA approval), and invested because I believed in Al, the mission (lost my mother too early to T-1) and have invested using Nates Notes for almost two decades (not a plug, just wanting you to know how I got involved).
I am a marketing geek and had the pleasure of working with two Roush Motor sports NASCAR drivers where we were the main sponsor for three seasons. At the time our costs were in the 6 – 9 million a year range, which covered signage, winners circle mentions, inrace mentions, pit passes, hospitality tents and driver appearances (some of which cost additional). Secondary sponsors ran anywhere from 50k to 300K per race, depending on logo placement on the drivers suit and the car. Obviously, a logo placement for secondary sponsors in view of the cars onboard cameras (rear spoiler, dash board, roll bars, rear bumper), ran toward the higher end.
There are two pieces you need to be thinking about, as I am sure Mike and the crew are, when it comes to motor sports sponsorships. The first and in my opinion lesser of importance, is car and driver suite logo placement, especially if you are not the primary sponsor. Sponsoring a car for one race leaves fleeting impressions.
It is how you leverage the sponsorship in advertising and events pre and post race that make the sponsorship profitable. Who are you taking to the event – docs, major medical network decision makers, potential future partners etc.? Who are you taking to the pits pre race or even during the race? Do you have a driver appearance at your hospitality tent? Are you able to use the driver or even an Andretti in advertising? Can you book the driver for appearances outside the track? If you can host stakeholders and key decision makers at the event or an event where the driver appears, you have their attention for a very long day. There are many, many other off track opportunities to leverage.
My point is, don’t judge the success of this sponsorship effort based on race day performance (sure it helps and makes you feel good). There are tons of ways to leverage this sponsorship before and after the event, and I contend that is where the money will be made.
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Post by mytakeonit on Mar 14, 2019 15:08:31 GMT -5
I am a girl. I am not an auto racing fan. What ever MNKD wants to do. My son told me, he didn't understand the attitude he is seeing regarding gasoline cars. I told him, the reason electronic cars are being pushed is because of the zero carbon exhaust emissions. we do not talk about climate change in this country. It is raining in Minnesota. March 14. MN had the most amount of snow fall on record in Feb. I do understand there are a good number of people that enjoy auto racing. the crashes. Talk it up. Give peppy a break ... she's only a Gurl ... Ha! Tell your son that electric cars normally has this huge battery that he will be sitting on. Have him check his gonads in a few years ... and maybe his "bowls"
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Post by od on Mar 14, 2019 15:17:39 GMT -5
I too, am an experienced marketing geek - Pharma marketing geek (retired). My sense is this is a bit premature considering the lack of prescriber support. Awareness generator, sure, but more than a rounding error Rx mover, doubtful (that said, I have always acknowledged I am just one knucklehead in the room).
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Post by esstan2001 on Mar 14, 2019 15:18:11 GMT -5
I am a girl. I am not an auto racing fan. What ever MNKD wants to do. My son told me, he didn't understand the attitude he is seeing regarding gasoline cars. I told him, the reason electronic cars are being pushed is because of the zero carbon exhaust emissions. we do not talk about climate change in this country. It is raining in Minnesota. March 14. MN had the most amount of snow fall on record in Feb. I do understand there are a good number of people that enjoy auto racing. the crashes. Talk it up. Give peppy a break ... she's only a Gurl ... Ha! Tell your son that electric cars normally has this huge battery that he will be sitting on. Have him check his gonads in a few years ... and maybe his "bowls" Last I knew of, the Tesla had an array of Samsung Li-Ion phone batteries (taking from cell phone industry helps with economies of scale). I'd be more worried of a battery explosion / fire under his butt if QC is sacrificed at the altar of cost cutting.
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Post by mytakeonit on Mar 14, 2019 15:25:42 GMT -5
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Post by esstan2001 on Mar 14, 2019 15:27:25 GMT -5
Give peppy a break ... she's only a Gurl ... Ha! Tell your son that electric cars normally has this huge battery that he will be sitting on. Have him check his gonads in a few years ... and maybe his "bowls" Last I knew of, the Tesla had an array of Samsung Li-Ion phone batteries (taking from cell phone industry helps with economies of scale). I'd be more worried of a battery explosion / fire under his butt if QC is sacrificed at the altar of cost cutting. All these years, we've been sitting right on top of the solution to our green transportation needs !
(and who knew :-) )
peppy I do not advise you to tell your son this is the way of the future... your call.
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Post by porkini on Mar 14, 2019 16:08:47 GMT -5
I am a long-time MNKD long (years before FDA approval), and invested because I believed in Al, the mission (lost my mother too early to T-1) and have invested using Nates Notes for almost two decades (not a plug, just wanting you to know how I got involved). I am a marketing geek and had the pleasure of working with two Roush Motor sports NASCAR drivers where we were the main sponsor for three seasons. At the time our costs were in the 6 – 9 million a year range, which covered signage, winners circle mentions, inrace mentions, pit passes, hospitality tents and driver appearances (some of which cost additional). Secondary sponsors ran anywhere from 50k to 300K per race, depending on logo placement on the drivers suit and the car. Obviously, a logo placement for secondary sponsors in view of the cars onboard cameras (rear spoiler, dash board, roll bars, rear bumper), ran toward the higher end. There are two pieces you need to be thinking about, as I am sure Mike and the crew are, when it comes to motor sports sponsorships. The first and in my opinion lesser of importance, is car and driver suite logo placement, especially if you are not the primary sponsor. Sponsoring a car for one race leaves fleeting impressions. It is how you leverage the sponsorship in advertising and events pre and post race that make the sponsorship profitable. Who are you taking to the event – docs, major medical network decision makers, potential future partners etc.? Who are you taking to the pits pre race or even during the race? Do you have a driver appearance at your hospitality tent? Are you able to use the driver or even an Andretti in advertising? Can you book the driver for appearances outside the track? If you can host stakeholders and key decision makers at the event or an event where the driver appears, you have their attention for a very long day. There are many, many other off track opportunities to leverage. My point is, don’t judge the success of this sponsorship effort based on race day performance (sure it helps and makes you feel good). There are tons of ways to leverage this sponsorship before and after the event, and I contend that is where the money will be made. I know the focus has been on the car and driver - I would like to know how much for prominent placement on pit crew, because their area is fast in and fast out!
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Post by longstocking on Mar 14, 2019 16:51:48 GMT -5
Liane - Shouldn't your response have been to move the post about climate change to "off topic"? I agree with much of what was said, but it has nothing to do with MNKD. For the record, you once moved an article I posted that discussed diet and its relationship to diabetes after scolding me for posting it here in the "all about MNKD" section. Just sayin'.
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Post by porkini on Mar 14, 2019 17:06:19 GMT -5
Liane - Shouldn't your response have been to move the post about climate change to "off topic"? I agree with much of what was said, but it has nothing to do with MNKD. For the record, you once moved an article I posted that discussed diet and its relationship to diabetes after scolding me for posting it here in the "all about MNKD" section. Just sayin'. Here you go, I tried to initiate my own move: mnkd.proboards.com/post/173332/thread
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Post by mango on Mar 14, 2019 17:27:38 GMT -5
Liane - Shouldn't your response have been to move the post about climate change to "off topic"? I agree with much of what was said, but it has nothing to do with MNKD. For the record, you once moved an article I posted that discussed diet and its relationship to diabetes after scolding me for posting it here in the "all about MNKD" section. Just sayin'. This is some silly chit. How old are you?
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