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Post by agedhippie on Jun 10, 2019 8:28:23 GMT -5
Nobody is denying people the ability to take Afrezza, that choice is untouched. I use xDrip which can be used as part of a DIY artificial pancreas however I use it without a pump. xDrip tells me how many units I need to take and I inject that, you could equally inhale it if you configured xDrip to understand Afrezza (there are activity curves that would need to be modified). All of that said, the 670G hybrid AP outperforms Afrezza for TIR and it's next pump, the 780G, which is meant to be released either this or early next year has a better than 80% TIR. Interesting. I've never heard of xdrip. What I find interesting is you need some sort of app to tell you what to inject AND you believe it. I trust myself and my knowledge of living w Type 1 for 80% of my life. Does xdrip factor in exercise during any given day, which carries forward , speeding up a Type 1's metabolism such that an xdrip app could/would/will drop you into hypo mode quickly? How long have you been Type 1, Hippie? xDrip is part of the Nightscout project and replaces the Dexcom app. I don't *need* it, but then I don't *need* a dishwasher, it just makes life easier. Do I trust it? Yes, but not blindly. I have an advantage, I know what I am going to do next. For example I know that in a couple of hours I am going to have tea and cookies so if I add a couple of units now I am not going to have to bolus when I eat them. The way I use xDrip it cannot compensate for exercise but it will tell me if it thinks I am going low and when because of exercise so I can deal with it before it's an issue. Since I don't always feel hypos this is useful. Bear in mind I am using it without a pump so it cannot correct for me. How long have I had Type 1? A bit personal - just over 40 years and you have me beaten at 80% of your life.
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Post by harryx1 on Jun 10, 2019 12:16:11 GMT -5
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Post by mannmade on Jun 11, 2019 9:57:54 GMT -5
Yes, at a minimum why isn't the ADA doing a study to validate Afrezza instead of starting research from scratch on another drug.
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Post by thekindaguyiyam on Jun 11, 2019 10:20:13 GMT -5
Yes, at a minimum why isn't the ADA doing a study to validate Afrezza instead of starting research from scratch on another drug. that's the key question. Followed by when is Kendall going to get in their face about it. They do have eyes don't they. They can see the science of replicating what the body does using Afrezza.
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Post by mnkdfann on Jun 11, 2019 10:39:18 GMT -5
Yes, at a minimum why isn't the ADA doing a study to validate Afrezza instead of starting research from scratch on another drug. that's the key question. Followed by when is Kendall going to get in their face about it. They do have eyes don't they. They can see the science of replicating what the body does using Afrezza. Agedhippie answered this on the first page of this thread: "It's all about the artificial pancreas. URLi and FIASP have less than ideal profiles for a rapid in/rapid out insulin, and Afrezza is a non-starter because you cannot automatically dispense it, so the ADA is funding research into a rapid in/rapid out pumpable insulin." His answer made sense, I thought.
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Post by thekindaguyiyam on Jun 11, 2019 10:54:22 GMT -5
Meanwhile the best tool to use NOW is available to help millions of people including me.
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Post by goyocafe on Jun 11, 2019 11:16:09 GMT -5
Meanwhile the best tool to use NOW is available to help millions of people including me. Exactly! To say nothing about the fact that T2s don’t need or use a pump/AP.
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Post by #NoMoreNeedles on Jun 11, 2019 12:01:01 GMT -5
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Post by prcgorman2 on Jun 11, 2019 13:42:34 GMT -5
AND, let's remember it is injected!! And therefore superior to Afrezza. (NOT)
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Post by agedhippie on Jun 11, 2019 18:16:22 GMT -5
Meanwhile the best tool to use NOW is available to help millions of people including me. Exactly! To say nothing about the fact that T2s don’t need or use a pump/AP. The ADA and EASD think they need GLP-1 and SGLT2 rather than insulin.
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Post by olebob1 on Jun 11, 2019 19:50:50 GMT -5
Exactly! To say nothing about the fact that T2s don’t need or use a pump/AP. The ADA and EASD think they need GLP-1 and SGLT2 rather than insulin. Aged, Do they really think it, or just say it?
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Post by agedhippie on Jun 11, 2019 21:05:38 GMT -5
The ADA and EASD think they need GLP-1 and SGLT2 rather than insulin. Aged, Do they really think it, or just say it? No idea! I have to think they believe it because it would be difficult to get the level of consensus otherwise. It's not that they necessarily think it's the best solution (although SGLT2 is liked for the cardio benefits), but more because its is what they think they can get done. Patients do not want to use insulin (yes, I know that's dumb).
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Post by prcgorman2 on Jun 11, 2019 21:19:05 GMT -5
Aged, Do they really think it, or just say it? No idea! I have to think they believe it because it would be difficult to get the level of consensus otherwise. It's not that they necessarily think it's the best solution (although SGLT2 is liked for the cardio benefits), but more because its is what they think they can get done. Patients do not want to use insulin (yes, I know that's dumb). My two mother’s-in-law (yes, not a typo - product of a divorce) both are elderly and in early stages of T2 diabetes. Neither wants to take insulin and neither does their significant other want them to. Why? Injections. Check this phrase out... Wait for it... Plain and simple.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jun 11, 2019 22:21:43 GMT -5
The patients are not given a choice, they are put on Metformin, they aren’t educated or told about other options. I just talked to one. They have him on Metformin and a low-carb diet end of story.
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Post by longliner on Jun 12, 2019 0:12:07 GMT -5
The patients are not given a choice, they are put on Metformin, they aren’t educated or told about other options. I just talked to one. They have him on Metformin and a low-carb diet end of story. Ditto! End of story.
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