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Post by dmb247 on Mar 13, 2015 22:41:34 GMT -5
Ok, I wasn't going to post this, but I was just encouraged by SBS to share it with the board. Hopefully enough of you are infomaniacs, so that I don't get cursed too much. I took some more readings at lunch today. I ate a 37 carb frozen meal for reference purposes. Starting BG 95 1 hour 114 Before Afrezza this could have been 185 or higher 2 hour 115 3 hour 127 I guess this reminded Spiro that he is still a diabetic and shouldn't be eating 37 carb lunches. This number also pissed Spiro off, he thought he was cured. 3 1/2 hour 109 5 hour 82 Oh well, where the heck did that 82 come from? Probably a bad test strip. Maybe the 127 was a bad strip also. Could Spiro have been Psychosomatically set back after being called "Spiro the Chronic" by Liane. Or, could these numbers just be typical variations caused by questionable eating habits. Have a great weekend everybody, Spiro here informanniacs Spiro, 127 is totally ok! Keeping it under 140 is best if you can, but I'm having a helluva hard time doing that, even with Afrezza bc of my resistance. I'm hoping that the more I use Afrezza the better it will get! |
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Post by ashiwi on Mar 14, 2015 6:26:29 GMT -5
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Post by robsacher on Mar 14, 2015 9:50:52 GMT -5
Baba, Feeling really good this Saturday morning about what has transpired these last ten days with the success of the early adopters with Afrezza. Stock price may be down (good opportunity to add shares) and some folks over in other forums think Sanofi is not doing enough to get more scripts written so far, but I am just fine with what is going on, so far. Doctors need to be educated first and that will take a number of months. Early adopters, like Spiro, need to see how Afrezza works out for them over the next several weeks and let the rest of the diabetic community know about their success. This summer is going to be awesome and the autumn and next winter will be even better. And Baba, the NY Rangers are steamrolling now. Would love to get some revenge for last year with the Kings. I hope they both make it back into the finals. Rob  |
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Post by babaoriley on Mar 14, 2015 11:19:19 GMT -5
Hey, Rob, agree with 100% you relative to where we are and where we're going. But I'm sure we'd all feel so much better waiting around for all those things to happen with the stock in the $7.50-$8.00 range. My overall stock market operations are hamstrung with my MVP in the $5's!
Re hockey, was very impressed with Rangers this year, they have improved (and they were obviously pretty good last year) - they looked great when they came to LA earlier in the season. Last year's final series' tally did not at all reflect how close that series actually was, a turnover here and a bounce there. One player said it was a good thing they won game 5, cuz they were physically and emotionally spent (as were the fans).
Kings playing well now, but I think Doughty and Quick are going to be fried by end of season. I gotta tell you, 4 years ago, I figured the Kings would not win the Cup in my lifetime (wife and I have been staunch fans since '78), so whatever happens, I feel I'm ahead of the game.
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Post by robsacher on Mar 14, 2015 18:55:20 GMT -5
Hi Baba, I would love to see p/s over $7 but without any real news for a long time to come I have made my peace with the idea of p/s going back down to $4 if that is indeed what happens. I wish there was some way to put my brain on pause and come back to this in October. I know at that time we will all be happy with the news we will be receiving regarding with the post early adopters (the second wave that will come in the hundreds of new patients per week). But, that's not possible so I will teach myself to be patient. As for the Rangers and Kings, I am certain the Kings will beat out the Jets for the last playoff slot and that they are the team to beat in the West no matter how late they have come to the party. They seem to be making a habit of just barely making the playoffs, anyway. As for the Rangers, they just seem to be getting better every game. I have followed them since 1967 and I think they are now playing the best hockey that I have ever seen, including that championship year with Marc Messier. If they stay healthy, this will be our year. We better end our hockey notes before liane reminds us where we are in this forum. |
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Post by kball on Mar 14, 2015 20:24:25 GMT -5
I'm watching the stock, but more interested in reading about how Afrezza is affecting the early adopters.
I held Disney for 7 years (some time ago) and it went nowhere during that time.
Can't even imagine a model to where Mannkind stock price might be in 2021...though probably acquired by then i would think.
btw--going to kings game 4/2!
also...i'm enjoying how Spiros Afrezza results, and witty yet matter of fact writing on his tudiabetes posts, is charming and informing other t2's on that site.
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Post by papihoyos on Mar 14, 2015 22:42:51 GMT -5
When to my doc visit today. aic 6.4 and it was decided I need to change my meds, the orals were not cutting it. He had me stop taking Actos but continue with Metformin and he wanted me to go on Victoza. I said no, no injection and then I proceeded to tell him about Afrezza. He said all those inhalable insulin's failed. Asked him to name them, he couldn't. I proceeded to tell him all about Afrezza, size of device, pk profile and other facts about the benefits of Afrezza including the results of many as retold in blogs and twitter. At the conclusion of our discussion which went on for 10 min, he agreed to call in a script. Never ask me for a lung function test, which I worried I might fail due to the years of smoking (no longer smoke).
Afterwards, just happened to go by my Walmart pharmacy and asked my hot pharmacist if they had it in stock. She never heard of it but looked it up and said it was available in one day. I'm waiting for my doc office to call me telling I need a lung function test, hoping they skip it. probably won't hear anything until Monday.
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Post by xoxoxoxo on Mar 14, 2015 23:13:15 GMT -5
When to my doc visit today. aic 6.4 and it was decided I need to change my meds, the orals were not cutting it. He had me stop taking Actos but continue with Metformin and he wanted me to go on Victoza. I said no, no injection and then I proceeded to tell him about Afrezza. He said all those inhalable insulin's failed. Asked him to name them, he couldn't. I proceeded to tell him all about Afrezza, size of device, pk profile and other facts about the benefits of Afrezza including the results of many as retold in blogs and twitter. At the conclusion of our discussion which went on for 10 min, he agreed to call in a script. Never ask me for a lung function test, which I worried I might fail due to the years of smoking (no longer smoke). Afterwards, just happened to go by my Walmart pharmacy and asked my hot pharmacist if they had it in stock. She never heard of it but looked it up and said it was available in one day. I'm waiting for my doc office to call me telling I need a lung function test, hoping they skip it. probably won't hear anything until Monday. The lung function test is just for the baseline... It's not really something you pass or fail, the idea is to get the baseline so in 6 months or whenever they can see if you have a significant decline in lung function from Afrezza. |
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Post by mannmade on Mar 14, 2015 23:58:19 GMT -5
When to my doc visit today. aic 6.4 and it was decided I need to change my meds, the orals were not cutting it. He had me stop taking Actos but continue with Metformin and he wanted me to go on Victoza. I said no, no injection and then I proceeded to tell him about Afrezza. He said all those inhalable insulin's failed. Asked him to name them, he couldn't. I proceeded to tell him all about Afrezza, size of device, pk profile and other facts about the benefits of Afrezza including the results of many as retold in blogs and twitter. At the conclusion of our discussion which went on for 10 min, he agreed to call in a script. Never ask me for a lung function test, which I worried I might fail due to the years of smoking (no longer smoke). Afterwards, just happened to go by my Walmart pharmacy and asked my hot pharmacist if they had it in stock. She never heard of it but looked it up and said it was available in one day. I'm waiting for my doc office to call me telling I need a lung function test, hoping they skip it. probably won't hear anything until Monday. Unfortunately I think this is more the norm at the moment. But am glad you knew your options. I hope it works as well for you... Good luck! |
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Post by babaoriley on Mar 15, 2015 0:38:12 GMT -5
Shows the need to have those Sanofi reps out there educating these docs. That's not a very encouraging story, but I guess to be expected. With that doc, obviously, if Papi hadn't already had something in mind, no Afrezza would have been prescribed!
Papi, thanks so much for the follow up story, we'll hopefully hear more from you Monday or Tuesday. And if it works well for you, after you tell us about it, perhaps in a couple of weeks you can contact your doc and let him know - slowly but surely, the news will get out - advertising, medical journals, Sanofi reps, and on the ball patients!
Good luck with your pharmacist!
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Post by spiro on Mar 15, 2015 8:10:35 GMT -5
papihoyos,
Spiro had the same experience at his pharmacy. I dropped the prescription off on a Friday and picked it up on Monday. I had been discussing Afrezza with my doctor for years and for the past 3 or 4 years, sometimes printing out materials on Afrezza for my doctor to read. I think your experience will be repeated by others quite often initially. But after the doctors are detailed by the SNY reps a couple of times and the early users start posting their new A1c results, things should change rapidly
Good Luck,
Spiro here.
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Post by spiro on Mar 15, 2015 9:09:24 GMT -5
papihoyos, Don't get discouraged by some slight early coughing. I didn't cough with my first few doses, but I might not have been inhaling deep enough. As I deepened my inhalation, I would occasionally have one slight cough. Now I can go 3 o 4 doses without even a slight cough, then one will pop up occasionally. Here is copy of the chart that I keep by my computer. It keeps me motivated, because I know from my BG testing that Afrezza is helping me blow away that 157 average Blood Glucose that I once had. Spiro here Attachments:
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Post by suebeeee1 on Mar 15, 2015 11:08:05 GMT -5
When to my doc visit today. aic 6.4 and it was decided I need to change my meds, the orals were not cutting it. He had me stop taking Actos but continue with Metformin and he wanted me to go on Victoza. I said no, no injection and then I proceeded to tell him about Afrezza. He said all those inhalable insulin's failed. Asked him to name them, he couldn't. I proceeded to tell him all about Afrezza, size of device, pk profile and other facts about the benefits of Afrezza including the results of many as retold in blogs and twitter. At the conclusion of our discussion which went on for 10 min, he agreed to call in a script. Never ask me for a lung function test, which I worried I might fail due to the years of smoking (no longer smoke). Afterwards, just happened to go by my Walmart pharmacy and asked my hot pharmacist if they had it in stock. She never heard of it but looked it up and said it was available in one day. I'm waiting for my doc office to call me telling I need a lung function test, hoping they skip it. probably won't hear anything until Monday. Geez, I wish my husband had your doc. We are having difficulty just convincing him that his 7.4 is NOT CONTROLLED. And this is with 2000 mg of Metformin and Glucozide! His attitude was "I wish all my patients worked as hard as you do and would keep their bg in those levels" We're not happy, but with the Kaiser HMO we are now in (since employer changed insurances last summer), and Afrezza not available to us (my husband has asthma and even so, it isn't in Kaiser's formulary), we are just begging for a referral to their endo. After that, we may work to get a script for the Afrezza even if we have to pay for it entirely (minus the coupon). 7.4 is unacceptable! |
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Post by 4allthemarbles on Mar 15, 2015 18:14:26 GMT -5
Sue- good luck with everything. I hope you get to a good doc soon.
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Post by papihoyos on Mar 15, 2015 18:16:39 GMT -5
I beg you to do something soon, 7.4 is totally unacceptable. I am a diabetic in "denial" for many years and letting my aic go >7.2 at times. I always thought, hey I feeling good, what's all this diabetic stuff, it's over rated. Well I can't tell you now how it has affected my life. I'm too embarrassed to disclose in a public forum. It's a slow, very slow killer.
I wished I had stumbled across a diabetic forum years ago and learned from others but I didn't. All I can suggest is "Get rid of that bum Dr ASAP" and find someone else. He does know what the f#$% he's talking about if he thinks 7.4 is a good bg level.
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