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Post by mnkdnut on Apr 7, 2016 18:59:36 GMT -5
Best bet to find a celebrity endorser is to start with their doctor. If Afrezza enthusiasts like Dr. Edelman or Dr. Bode have celebrity patients, there's a great possible lead-in. Someone like Tom Hanks probably sees one of the leading endos in LA, probably at somewhere like Cedars Sinai or UCLA. If his big-name doc doesn't believe in Afrezza, Tom Hanks will never get to try it.
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Post by uvula on Apr 7, 2016 19:59:48 GMT -5
3 pages of this just from today. We really need some actual news to talk about.
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Post by peppy on Apr 7, 2016 20:09:19 GMT -5
Found this a very informative and interesting article. Thanks Liane. Among other things i wasn't aware Mary Lou Retton had a hip replacement about 10 years ago and that she went on to promote that company. Who didn't love our 84 gymnastics teams men and women!I am still laughing. You have become my favorite daily read.
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Post by kball on Apr 7, 2016 20:49:18 GMT -5
Found this a very informative and interesting article. Thanks Liane. Among other things i wasn't aware Mary Lou Retton had a hip replacement about 10 years ago and that she went on to promote that company. Who didn't love our 84 gymnastics teams men and women!I am still laughing. You have become my favorite daily read.
Not sure what you found funny about that particular post?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 13:18:18 GMT -5
Change the label, and you have a shot. If Dr's wont prescribe you think an A list celebrity is going to Endorse? One A list celeb that has Afrezza positively impact their life - and it's game on and game over. Yeah, they'll endorse it. And a label change won't be required for them to do so. I disagree, and we will leave it at that. I hope that I am wrong
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Post by longinvstr on Apr 8, 2016 16:26:13 GMT -5
Change the label, and you have a shot. If Dr's wont prescribe you think an A list celebrity is going to Endorse? One A list celeb that has Afrezza positively impact their life - and it's game on and game over. Yeah, they'll endorse it. And a label change won't be required for them to do so. I agree. There is a reason all the stars and starlets get a gift bag at the Emmy's containing $1,000's in swag. If the sheeple see the rich and famous using ... that's all they need
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Post by patten1962 on Apr 8, 2016 16:56:22 GMT -5
If you guys are looking for free advertising look to social media!
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Post by BlueCat on Apr 8, 2016 17:10:25 GMT -5
Here's an out-there advertising option -
All the current Afrezza users. Pool together their used Dreamboats. Then a resident Artist here or associated create some large, really innovative piece of Art. Ideally for display in a large lobby, park or such.
If its interesting and cool enough, not only will local media cover, but so would viral social.
Good for MNKD, good for aspiring artist.
LOL. Justa thought. Build a 25ft Al Mann statue made of Dreamboats and display at the biz park in Valencia?
That'd be a nice memorial .....
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Post by factspls88 on Apr 8, 2016 17:18:41 GMT -5
Celebrity endorsements can be quite powerful if you have the right celebrity and the right product. Just think about Michael Jordan. Celebrities can also be quite expensive, not to mention tough to convince to endorse your product no matter how much you offer them - especially if they are "AAA-list" like Hanks and have never endorsed a product. The way things look right now I don't see Mannkind having the money to pay the celebrity and run the ads at a meaningful level. That said, I still believe that Hanks would be incredible, but I also believe that the label would have to be changed so that the superiority claims could be made. The only way around that would be a "dream scenario" where Hanks discovers Afrezza on his own, has great results, and touts his experience on the major talk shows, perhaps as his way of providing a public service to diabetics everywhere.
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Post by rickf on Apr 23, 2016 11:08:54 GMT -5
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Post by tayl5 on Apr 23, 2016 11:57:50 GMT -5
The concept for this study reinforces the idea that T2D is reversible if the metabolic pressure on the pancreas and liver can be mitigated. Here, the idea is to use a crash diet to reduce fat accumulation around the organs that affects their function. While it may work, it's hard to imagine much enthusiasm on the part of the study participants for a caloric restriction diet. If losing weight and maintaining the weight loss by eating less was easy to do, there'd be a lot fewer individuals of size. It will be interesting to see if Afrezza can provide the relief that the pancreas needs to recover, even in the presence of excess fat. Maybe someone can convince Sir Richard to add an Afrezza arm to the study. We have a lot of excess inventory we can donate. OT On the right side of the page there is a link to a post describing how workers planting trees on the beach at Branson's Moskito Island resort uncovered a wooden chest. Sir Richard opens it and of course it's full of gold. I suppose if any billionaire is going to find a treasure chest, it might as well be him.
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Post by rickf on Apr 23, 2016 12:14:06 GMT -5
I was kinda wondering what would happen if we could find a way to send info to Branson about Afrezza - reversing diabetes would be awesome but for now - nothing better than Afrezza!
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Post by agedhippie on Apr 23, 2016 21:37:48 GMT -5
The concept for this study reinforces the idea that T2D is reversible if the metabolic pressure on the pancreas and liver can be mitigated. Here, the idea is to use a crash diet to reduce fat accumulation around the organs that affects their function. While it may work, it's hard to imagine much enthusiasm on the part of the study participants for a caloric restriction diet. If losing weight and maintaining the weight loss by eating less was easy to do, there'd be a lot fewer individuals of size. It will be interesting to see if Afrezza can provide the relief that the pancreas needs to recover, even in the presence of excess fat. Maybe someone can convince Sir Richard to add an Afrezza arm to the study. We have a lot of excess inventory we can donate. OT On the right side of the page there is a link to a post describing how workers planting trees on the beach at Branson's Moskito Island resort uncovered a wooden chest. Sir Richard opens it and of course it's full of gold. I suppose if any billionaire is going to find a treasure chest, it might as well be him. I remember this when it first came out - this is the Newcastle protocol. It does work but the catch is the diet which is very aggressive. The calorie intake is around half the minimum maintenance level so when this was first done they kept the patients in hospital for the duration of the diet. Once the diet period is over you can go back to eating normally. It seems to have the effect of resetting the liver and beta cells. Afrezza is not going to work because it does not address the fatty liver. If it did work no Type 2 would require Afrezza after 2 months and Spiro would be cured They are not going to use Afrezza as it is far to expensive. The whole point of the Newcastle protocol is that other than support which is required either way it is a zero cost treatment.
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Post by peppy on Apr 24, 2016 1:32:39 GMT -5
I too was one of the stupid people that thought all type two's need to do is change what they are eating. Then came Augusta. Looking deeper, some people become insulin resistant. Period. Then, I found this, some people become so insulin resistant, their liver cells become insulin resistant. there was the alarm bell.
My own words, the way it could be: The thought then is to atkins, High meat, some lettuce, no carbs. Here is the problem the way I see it. I came across this information and I believe it. "You can not lose weight if you are acidotic." What this means, is hydrogen atoms. ammonia NH3, urea NH2 the by product of a lot of meat (protein which is nitrogen attached to carbon and hydrogen,) is ammonia/ urea NH2 that needs to be cleared from the cells. The way I think Bronson diet may work, involves a lot of chewing, chewing of green things. Green things have in their structure, base, OH. No, to low calorie, alkaline foods.
Also, meat has no fiber no vitamins, it is protein and fat.
www.biology-pages.info/U/UreaCycle.html Ammonia is an extremely toxic base and its accumulation in the body would quickly be fatal. However, the liver contains a system of carrier molecules and enzymes which quickly converts the ammonia (and carbon dioxide) into urea.
This is called the urea cycle. One turn of the cycle: •consumes 2 molecules of ammonia •consumes 1 molecule of carbon dioxide •creates 1 molecule of urea ((NH2)2CO •regenerates a molecule of ornithine for another turn.
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Post by mnkdfann on Apr 24, 2016 6:00:49 GMT -5
I too was one of the stupid people that thought all type two's need to do is change what they are eating. Then came Augusta. Looking deeper, some people become insulin resistant. Period. Then, I found this, some people become so insulin resistant, their liver cells become insulin resistant. there was the alarm bell.
My own words, the way it could be: The thought then is to atkins, High meat, some lettuce, no carbs. Here is the problem the way I see it. I came across this information and I believe it. "You can not lose weight if you are acidotic." What this means, is hydrogen atoms. ammonia NH3, urea NH2 the by product of a lot of meat (protein which is nitrogen attached to carbon and hydrogen,) is ammonia/ urea NH2 that needs to be cleared from the cells. The way I think Bronson diet may work, involves a lot of chewing, chewing of green things. The Newcastle diet (the program Branson is supporting) is a low caloric diet. This can be accomplished in various ways. In one of the first studies, they incorporated gastric banding. In the current ongoing study, they are using low calorie shakes without (I think) the banding. It does not appear to be one size fits all, it appears any low caloric short-term diet may be acceptable. www.diabetes.org.uk/Research/Research-round-up/Research-spotlight/Research-spotlight-low-calorie-liquid-diet/www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/14/type-2-diabetes-can-be-cured-through-weight-loss-newcastle-unive/
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