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Post by afrezzamiracle on May 17, 2016 17:30:14 GMT -5
Another great tweet from Mike Castagna, Chief Commercial Officer at MannKind. Check out this pic. This could be a powerful image for an advertisement for AFREZZA. It's time to use Thor's hammer on the big pharma competition and destroy them, and take this entire market which is rightfully ours now.
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Post by afrezzamiracle on May 17, 2016 17:31:50 GMT -5
This represents just one (1) month of insulin injections for a diabetic patient. This is a very powerful visual.
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Post by mnkdfann on May 17, 2016 18:11:54 GMT -5
Just to give credit where credit is due, Mike was actually retweeting something from Diabetes.co.uk / @diabetescouk
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Post by tayl5 on May 17, 2016 19:01:29 GMT -5
That's a hard way for the kid to break into modeling. Too bad they didn't use a pen. I heard that doesn't hurt at all.
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Post by agedhippie on May 17, 2016 19:37:34 GMT -5
That's a hard way for the kid to break into modeling. Too bad they didn't use a pen. I heard that doesn't hurt at all. Even stranger that they didn't use a pump since that's what most kids are on which is one injection every 3 days - but that's not going to help their fund raising...
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Post by sportsrancho on May 17, 2016 19:40:25 GMT -5
That's a hard way for the kid to break into modeling. Too bad they didn't use a pen. I heard that doesn't hurt at all. I hear it still hurts. Not as much. But when you are a 14 year old girl with scare tissue all over your tummy and can't wear a two-piece swimsuit because you are embarrassed it just sucks. Afrezza let's you live life. With out pain. With out carb counting. With out fear of nightly lows.
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Post by cm5 on May 17, 2016 20:25:58 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on May 17, 2016 20:31:32 GMT -5
The main disadvantages of pump therapy are:
Risk of skin infections at the catheter site. Risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) from pump malfunction or absorption problems. Cost: pumps are expensive, plus the continuing cost of supplies. Checking blood glucose at least 4 times per day. Letting others know that you have diabetes. Is pump therapy for you?
Ask yourself these questions:
Are you ready to be attached to a device that lets people know you have diabetes? Do you have realistic expectations? It is not the "magic bullet" that will solve all your blood glucose problems.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 20:48:31 GMT -5
I recently had to use subq injections and sometimes it hurt and others it was a breeze. Only had to do twice a week but never enjoyed it that's for sure
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Post by tayl5 on May 18, 2016 0:12:59 GMT -5
That's a hard way for the kid to break into modeling. Too bad they didn't use a pen. I heard that doesn't hurt at all. Apologies if my attempt at ironic humor wasn't clear. I'm not diabetic but I know it's not fun to be one. Afrezza at least makes it less not fun.
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Post by victoria on May 18, 2016 4:02:18 GMT -5
I think this is a great approach to selling afrezza. Brings home the reality to parents. Even though the image didn't originate from mannkind the point of note is that Mike picked it up and used it. He knows the effective message and this bodes well for mannkind and children with diabetes. Well done Dr Castagna.
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Post by peppy on May 18, 2016 7:57:16 GMT -5
Another great tweet from Mike Castagna, Chief Commercial Officer at MannKind. Check out this pic. This could be a powerful image for an advertisement for AFREZZA. It's time to use Thor's hammer on the big pharma competition and destroy them, and take this entire market which is rightfully ours now. It is ok to drive the point home that it is ok to use diabetics as pin cushions. add to that the insulin hexamer has to break down over time. Pictured seems to be under 18 years of age. Needed is the pediatric study, Pincushion, Still the case once 18 years of age. Let these people go.
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Post by agedhippie on May 18, 2016 8:04:23 GMT -5
The main disadvantages of pump therapy are: Risk of skin infections at the catheter site. Risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) from pump malfunction or absorption problems. Cost: pumps are expensive, plus the continuing cost of supplies. Checking blood glucose at least 4 times per day. Letting others know that you have diabetes. Is pump therapy for you? Ask yourself these questions: Are you ready to be attached to a device that lets people know you have diabetes? Do you have realistic expectations? It is not the "magic bullet" that will solve all your blood glucose problems. Hey! If you are going to quote from Joslin at least quote all of it - The Advantages and Disadvantages of an Insulin PumpFrom the same article: The main advantages of pump therapy are: Increased flexibility in lifestyle. Predictable insulin delivery. Precise insulin delivery. Ability to accurately deliver 1/10th of a unit of insulin. Tighter blood glucose control, while reducing the risk of low blood glucose. Reducing episodes of severe hypoglycemia. Reducing wide fluctuations in blood glucose. Helping manage the "dawn phenomenon."On top of those if you are talking about children you can add the ability to deliver insulin without them forgetting, being distracted, or simply not bothering. That's one of the main reasons, aside from all the advantages Joslin mentions, that children are on pumps. Likewise with CGMs as you can monitor their levels over the Internet. Of the disadvantages the big one is the DKA risk from pump malfunction. The delivery tubing occasionally (once a year or so) get obstructed. The pump starts bleeping wildly and you have to fix it or get to insulin within a couple of hours. Fixing it is uncoupling the tubing from the site and repriming which flushes the delivery path. This is not really a problem with patch pumps for obvious reasons!
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Post by LosingMyBullishness on May 18, 2016 8:11:18 GMT -5
Aged, I understand your argument but is life as a kid so much easy with a pump?
Your argument is a bit like: "They do not wear these kinds of T-shirts" when you see a picture of a bloodstained T-Shirt to draw attention to a ongoing civil war.
Besides: In Germany only 10.000 of all T1 kids (30.000) have a pump and its about 40.000 of the 300.000 total T1 in Germany. You do not get a pump as easy as in the US in most other countries. A T1 friend of mine does not get a pump despite having an abdomen full of scarred tissue.
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Post by sportsrancho on May 18, 2016 8:13:57 GMT -5
The bottom line is: kids hate pumps! Kids hate shots and pens. Kids like Afrezza. Think it's cool and can be proud to take it to school:-)
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