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Post by sportsrancho on Mar 9, 2023 10:51:13 GMT -5
If you guys think anybody’s bullying anybody on here, you don’t know what bullying is!
On another note, yes they’re complaining about the color of the cartridges which is a stark contrast from what they used to complain about which was the cough. It’s seeming like they’re getting the inhalation thing figured out. People are still cutting the four unit in half.
Trying to figure out the dosing etc. But there’s definite progress. A while back they were upset because the pharmacy wasn’t stocked, but that seems to be cleared up.
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Post by cretin11 on Mar 9, 2023 11:04:30 GMT -5
If you guys think anybody’s bullying anybody on here, you don’t know what bullying is! On another note, yes they’re complaining about the color of the cartridges which is a stark contrast from what they used to complain about which was the cough. It’s seeming like they’re getting the inhalation thing figured out. People are still cutting the four unit in half. Trying to figure out the dosing etc. But there’s definite progress. A while back they were upset because the pharmacy wasn’t stocked, but that seems to be cleared up. Yes, if complaints are about the cartridge colors, that’s a good sign. As for the inhalation/coughing issue, do you think some of the improvement there is due to better instructions to patients, after learning from past experience? Regardless, thanks to VDEX for tirelessly getting Afrezza to PWDs! |
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Post by sayhey24 on Mar 9, 2023 11:28:54 GMT -5
If you guys think anybody’s bullying anybody on here, you don’t know what bullying is! On another note, yes they’re complaining about the color of the cartridges which is a stark contrast from what they used to complain about which was the cough. It’s seeming like they’re getting the inhalation thing figured out. People are still cutting the four unit in half. Trying to figure out the dosing etc. But there’s definite progress. A while back they were upset because the pharmacy wasn’t stocked, but that seems to be cleared up. Thats a great point - it use to always be about the cough and the pharmacy not stocking it. Well, we talked about the need for the XSM (2u) here on this board years ago. We thought it would be needed for the kids but Mike said the kids tend to need more not less in the study. I can't see many T2s needing the XSM. I wonder how big the XSM market is? |
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Post by sportsrancho on Mar 9, 2023 11:34:52 GMT -5
If you guys think anybody’s bullying anybody on here, you don’t know what bullying is! On another note, yes they’re complaining about the color of the cartridges which is a stark contrast from what they used to complain about which was the cough. It’s seeming like they’re getting the inhalation thing figured out. People are still cutting the four unit in half. Trying to figure out the dosing etc. But there’s definite progress. A while back they were upset because the pharmacy wasn’t stocked, but that seems to be cleared up. Thats a great point - it use to always be about the cough and the pharmacy not stocking it. Well, we talked about the need for the XSM (2u) here on this board years ago. We thought it would be needed for the kids but Mike said the kids tend to need more not less in the study. I can't see many T2s needing the XSM. I wonder how big the XSM market is? I think Mike’s right. And agree…. ”They should be called small, medium and large. If you look at the top of the cartridges they currently have 4u, 8u or 12u which is not noticeable and someone with not perfect eyesight may not even see it. The colors are another thing and the foil on the container doesn't match. It should. How about small, medium and large with one white, one black and the third red with the size clearly marketed on the cartridge. If they are color blind the red will look a bit orange. Facebooks biggest problem is now solved on Proboards. All Mike needs to do is get it done so we can get the GLP1/afrezza study going.” |
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Post by BD on Mar 9, 2023 12:12:15 GMT -5
[Admin note: We cleaned the thread up the best we could due to an extended debate on whether or not someone was being sarcastic. FWIW, the original comment did not strike me as sarcasm at all, but in the interest of peace we tried to just clear the entire affair out of the thread. Thanks for understanding.
-BD]
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Post by mango on Mar 9, 2023 12:30:56 GMT -5
Thats a great point - it use to always be about the cough and the pharmacy not stocking it. Well, we talked about the need for the XSM (2u) here on this board years ago. We thought it would be needed for the kids but Mike said the kids tend to need more not less in the study. I can't see many T2s needing the XSM. I wonder how big the XSM market is? I think Mike’s right. And agree…. ”They should be called small, medium and large. If you look at the top of the cartridges they currently have 4u, 8u or 12u which is not noticeable and someone with not perfect eyesight may not even see it. The colors are another thing and the foil on the container doesn't match. It should. How about small, medium and large with one white, one black and the third red with the size clearly marketed on the cartridge. If they are color blind the red will look a bit orange. Facebooks biggest problem is now solved on Proboards. All Mike needs to do is get it done so we can get the GLP1/afrezza study going.” Fantastic idea. I’ve always been a fan of the small, medium and large carts. That would certainly be a disruptive way of doing it and would likely not settle well with Endos, IMO, sense they still don’t understand Afrezza in the first place. I suggested grail on the carts years ago. Diabetic retinopathy affects millions in the US. I think the BluHale will eventually have an indicator for what cart is loaded but I could be wrong about that, though, I vaguely recall Mike mentioning such a thing but that too could be due to a lack of awareness currently on my part. |
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Post by sportsrancho on Mar 9, 2023 13:36:11 GMT -5
[Admin note: We cleaned the thread up the best we could due to an extended debate on whether or not someone was being sarcastic. FWIW, the original comment did not strike me as sarcasm at all, but in the interest of peace we tried to just clear the entire affair out of the thread. Thanks for understanding. -BD] IMO… when someone says something you don’t like or that really annoys you, you tend to look at every post after that they write with that same slant. I know that that’s happened to me and Peppy periodically. So I try to take every post just as is. |
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Post by peppy on Mar 11, 2023 17:13:32 GMT -5
[Admin note: We cleaned the thread up the best we could due to an extended debate on whether or not someone was being sarcastic. FWIW, the original comment did not strike me as sarcasm at all, but in the interest of peace we tried to just clear the entire affair out of the thread. Thanks for understanding. -BD] IMO… when someone says something you don’t like or that really annoys you, you tend to look at every post after that they write with that same slant. I know that that’s happened to me and Peppy periodically. So I try to take every post just as is. I am not a potted plant. |
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Post by longliner on Mar 11, 2023 17:33:32 GMT -5
IMO… when someone says something you don’t like or that really annoys you, you tend to look at every post after that they write with that same slant. I know that that’s happened to me and Peppy periodically. So I try to take every post just as is. I am not a potted plant. Cutest little orchid in the pot!  |
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Post by lennymnkd on Mar 12, 2023 9:03:43 GMT -5
What types of analogue insulin are available?
Analogue insulin is available in two main forms, rapid acting and long acting, as well as premixed combinations.
Examples of analogue insulin:
Rapid acting: Humalog, NovoRapid
Long acting: Lantus, Levemir, Tresiba
Premixed analogue insulins: Humalog Mix 25, Humalog Mix 50, NovoMix 30
ARE PREMIXED ANALOGUE INSULINS ANY BENEFIT TO US ? 🤔
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Post by agedhippie on Mar 12, 2023 9:45:16 GMT -5
No because premix is a combination of basal and mealtime insulin. It's an invention of the devil and should be shunned by all right thinking people.
It's problem is that if you need more insulin for a meal you are also getting more basal and vice versa. Unless your meal more or less aligns with the ideal dose, and you always eat the same thing it is very hard to get good numbers.
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Post by prcgorman2 on Mar 12, 2023 9:47:53 GMT -5
What types of analogue insulin are available? Analogue insulin is available in two main forms, rapid acting and long acting, as well as premixed combinations. Examples of analogue insulin: Rapid acting: Humalog, NovoRapid Long acting: Lantus, Levemir, Tresiba Premixed analogue insulins: Humalog Mix 25, Humalog Mix 50, NovoMix 30 ARE PREMIXED ANALOGUE INSULINS ANY BENEFIT TO US ? 🤔 If by “us” you mean MNKD investors, I don’t really know the answer. If by “us” you mean Persons With Diabetes and possible future PWDs, which is many of us, unquestionably yes. If you spend some time reading on social media for PWDs such as TuDiabetes and DiabetesMine you will see that diabetes is a damnably difficult disease to treat. If you’re an insulin-using diabetic, those forms are tools in the toolbox. agedhippie and other diabetics have commented on Afrezza’s ultra-rapid in and out being a great tool for “cutting a blood glucose spike off at the knees” but because Afrezza is human insulin admitted to the bloodstream literally within seconds after administration, it behaves just like what it is and gets out of the bloodstream quickly too. This is great for avoiding hypoglycemia and the primary reason “Afrezza is the SAFE choice”, but it also means a CGM will sometimes reveal a climbing BG level after the Afrezza insulin is largely eliminated from the bloodstream. In those cases where BG starts to stubbornly rise again, Afrezza in combination with a longer-acting insulin might be a helpful combination and potentially preferable to stacking puffs of Afrezza a couple of hours apart. The reasons for using mixes of the so-called “rapid acting” and long-acting forms are the same basis for using them in combination with Afrezza. I don’t know how helpful it would be to use the pre-mix combinations with Afrezza but I assume they might be just the ticket for some PWDs. Just more tools in the toolbox as it were. |
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Post by agedhippie on Mar 12, 2023 10:12:00 GMT -5
In those cases where BG starts to stubbornly rise again, Afrezza in combination with a longer-acting insulin might be a helpful combination and potentially preferable to stacking puffs of Afrezza a couple of hours apart. The reasons for using mixes of the so-called “rapid acting” and long-acting forms are the same basis for using them in combination with Afrezza. I don’t know how helpful it would be to use the pre-mix combinations with Afrezza but I assume they might be just the ticket for some PWDs. Just more tools in the toolbox as it were. People get given premix to simplify the number of drugs and doses because it's not thought that group cannot cope with MDI so this is not a natural fit for Afrezza. I think there is mileage in combining AID pumps with Afrezza. Shawn, who used to post here, talked about how he periodically did what you were proposing - taking RAA and Afrezza at the same time and got good results. It don't think you would get large scale adoption of the model (it's more work) but there is definitely a group who would be receptive I feel. |
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Post by peppy on Mar 12, 2023 10:25:06 GMT -5
In those cases where BG starts to stubbornly rise again, Afrezza in combination with a longer-acting insulin might be a helpful combination and potentially preferable to stacking puffs of Afrezza a couple of hours apart. The reasons for using mixes of the so-called “rapid acting” and long-acting forms are the same basis for using them in combination with Afrezza. I don’t know how helpful it would be to use the pre-mix combinations with Afrezza but I assume they might be just the ticket for some PWDs. Just more tools in the toolbox as it were. People get given premix to simplify the number of drugs and doses because it's not thought that group cannot cope with MDI so this is not a natural fit for Afrezza. I think there is mileage in combining AID pumps with Afrezza. Shawn, who used to post here, talked about how he periodically did what you were proposing - taking RAA and Afrezza at the same time and got good results. It don't think you would get large scale adoption of the model (it's more work) but there is definitely a group who would be receptive I feel. Shawn used regular insulin and ate no carb. Shawn had a program. shawnonafrezza |
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Post by agedhippie on Mar 12, 2023 10:47:13 GMT -5
People get given premix to simplify the number of drugs and doses because it's not thought that group cannot cope with MDI so this is not a natural fit for Afrezza. I think there is mileage in combining AID pumps with Afrezza. Shawn, who used to post here, talked about how he periodically did what you were proposing - taking RAA and Afrezza at the same time and got good results. It don't think you would get large scale adoption of the model (it's more work) but there is definitely a group who would be receptive I feel. Shawn used regular insulin and ate no carb. Shawn had a program. shawnonafrezza That will teach me to go from memory  Yes, he used human insulin because the peak is late so it is spiking as Afrezza is exiting so there is solid cover. Thanks for that link to his posts. I went and reread a lot of them. There is good stuff there. |
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