Post by alexer on Mar 4, 2015 1:04:54 GMT -5
I came across this Afrezza Blog Review through Facebook, now the review is interesting but what's more interesting is the comment below in which the poster was able to inhale Afrezza without the device!
Source: www.russfit.com/2015/02/afrezza-update.html
I got an Afrezza sample with 30, 4 unit cartridges from my doctor. When i got home i noticed that there were no inhalers in the package. I called their customer service and after being transferred 3 times & 30 minutes on the telephone i spoke to a lady that had me hold on for long periods at a time to try and figure out if they can send me an inhaler. Finally she transferred me to someone that she said will definitely help me. The first word out of this woman's mouth was "Sorry, we don't have any inhalers and we cannot help you" WTF!! The inhalers have to be replaced every 15 days so if you haven't used up all your cartridges you have to throw them away???This company has some issues already and a very bad customer service!!
Anyway, i wanted to try it and i decided to inhale the powder without their VERY HARD TO GET inhaler. I took the cartridge and pushed the white cup at the bottom containing the powder to the center and inhaled the powder through the small opening at the top. It felt like the powder got stuck at the entrance to my lungs and i started to cough. It did not work at all. I tried two more 4 units cartridges with no results and the same powder in my throat feeling.
I'm in very good shape and run an average of 30 miles per week and was diagnosed as a type 1, 33 years ago
at age 16. I'm using an insulin pump and I have to wait one and a half hours for Humalog to start lowering my blood sugar and it will usually be at 100 within 2 hours.
The next day i thought I'll give it one more try and this time i held my mouth further away from the opening, letting more air mix with the powder, inhaling it slower and it felt like the powder was going deeper into my lungs and yes it felt much better. I checked the time and one hour later my levels were at 100. Twice the speed of humalog
Anyway, i wanted to try it and i decided to inhale the powder without their VERY HARD TO GET inhaler. I took the cartridge and pushed the white cup at the bottom containing the powder to the center and inhaled the powder through the small opening at the top. It felt like the powder got stuck at the entrance to my lungs and i started to cough. It did not work at all. I tried two more 4 units cartridges with no results and the same powder in my throat feeling.
I'm in very good shape and run an average of 30 miles per week and was diagnosed as a type 1, 33 years ago
at age 16. I'm using an insulin pump and I have to wait one and a half hours for Humalog to start lowering my blood sugar and it will usually be at 100 within 2 hours.
The next day i thought I'll give it one more try and this time i held my mouth further away from the opening, letting more air mix with the powder, inhaling it slower and it felt like the powder was going deeper into my lungs and yes it felt much better. I checked the time and one hour later my levels were at 100. Twice the speed of humalog
Source: www.russfit.com/2015/02/afrezza-update.html