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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 15:22:18 GMT -5
I received a letter from MNKD today telling me about new Savings Card Program. It says the new program copay may be as little as $15 for a maximum of 24 benefits per calendar year. The card has a $150 max benefit per fill.
The mailing also includes information on the use of Afrezza as well as the black box warning information, which is no surprise.
I am T2 and have never contacted MNKD. I am not insulin dependent and do not use Afrezza. How they obtained my name is unknown. I am thrilled to see them targeting diabetics directly through mailings.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5
I received a letter from MNKD today telling me about new Savings Card Program. It says the new program copay may be as little as $15 for a maximum of 24 benefits per calendar year. The card has a $150 max benefit per fill. The mailing also includes information on the use of Afrezza as well as the black box warning information, which is no surprise. I am T2 and have never contacted MNKD. I am not insulin dependent and do not use Afrezza. How they obtained my name is unknown. I am thrilled to see them targeting diabetics directly through mailings. What medications are you on being a T2? |
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 15:34:39 GMT -5
I was on Bydureon for almost 8 years (includes a 3 year P3 trial). Took Victoza between the trial ending and getting FDA approval of Bydureon. My insurance company quit covering Bydureon last year and I started on Trulicity. I also take Metformin daily. My A1c has been at 5.8 or less for several years. I am very diligent about exercise and diet and have dropped 42 pounds in the last 5 years. Both Bydureon and Trulicity suppress the appetite to help in the weight loss.
I see an endo at the International Diabetes Center in Minnesota. As of this spring she had not heard of Afrezza. Pretty amazing considering how big and influential the clinic is. I was also told that the endo's do not see pharma reps. When I was being briefed on Trulicity they had a nurse practitioner come in to discuss it with me. She had heard of Afrezza and said that the GP's are familiar with it, had prescribed it and patients were very happy with it..
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Post by madog365 on Aug 18, 2016 15:35:14 GMT -5
Can you post an image of the mailing? Would like to see how it looks if possible.
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 15:53:29 GMT -5
I took a couple pictures on my iPhone. Let me see if I can figure out how to post them here. I doubt you will be able to read the print. The letter is dated August 10th.
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Post by madog365 on Aug 18, 2016 15:59:47 GMT -5
fairly simple, upload to www.imgur.com then paste the link in here. Thanks. |
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 16:04:41 GMT -5
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Post by ilovekauai on Aug 18, 2016 16:05:00 GMT -5
Your diabetic situation is a lot like me; I exercise daily; run/swim, watch my diet, take metformin, inject Bydureon 1x per week, sleep 8.5 hours per night, lost 67 lbs the past 4 years, no insulin, have an A1c of 5.2
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 16:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by madog365 on Aug 18, 2016 16:10:29 GMT -5
Thanks. Reposting images in here. I believe this was sent to you because you previously signed up for a co pay card program?   |
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 16:15:26 GMT -5
Very nice! I went down to 5.3 once, but that was after dropping another 10 pounds. I was 242 and went to 200. I can stay there pretty easy. Getting down to 195 was a real struggle and staying at 190 was a constant battle. I never really believed my doc when she 10 pounds can make a huge difference, but it does.
By the charts I am borderline obese at 200 and 6'1". I have a large frame and no gut. I wear the same size pants as I did in college (34 waist). If I drop a few more pounds and keep it off I might be a 32 which was my high school size. I am now 59. I think I'm doing well wearing the same size I did 30 years ago.
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Post by nadathing on Aug 18, 2016 16:17:07 GMT -5
I never signed up for copay or requested information from MNKD. I have been invested in MNKD for over 7 years, but have never corresponded with the company. As I said, I am not a candidate for Afrezza - yet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 21:42:26 GMT -5
I never signed up for copay or requested information from MNKD. I have been invested in MNKD for over 7 years, but have never corresponded with the company. As I said, I am not a candidate for Afrezza - yet. Herein lies the challenge. You are a diabetic taking two medications and I have to assume you understand the advantages of Afrezza versus the medications you are taking. Yet you believe you are not a candidate for Afrezza. Can you please elaborate how you came to that belief. |
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Post by nadathing on Aug 19, 2016 11:27:56 GMT -5
My diabetes is tightly controlled. A1c is 5.8. Not insulin dependent.
My blood sugar spikes between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM (wore a meter that checked every 5 minutes. Wore it for 2 weeks during the study). Readings when I woke up were between 200-220 every morning while on Glipizide. My before meal and after meal readings were within range and continue to stay in range. Afrezza is a meal time insulin. Morning readings on Bydureon and Trulicity are between 90 120. Why would I take it? I doubt many doctors are willing to prescribe a meal time insulin (Afrezza or otherwise) for a T2 with tight control under their current regiment.
I was a regular poster on the YMB for years, but quit regular posting after being attacked by several posters who think that every T2 should be on Afrezza. I am fully aware of the potential health issues associated with GLP-1's. I have to weigh out the risk/benefit to the drugs I take. I have absolutely no concerns about the safety of Afrezza, but I will not request it until I become insulin dependent. Most T2's will become insulin dependent if they live long enough according to my endo.
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Post by agedhippie on Aug 19, 2016 12:23:46 GMT -5
My diabetes is tightly controlled. A1c is 5.8. Not insulin dependent. My blood sugar spikes between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM (wore a meter that checked every 5 minutes. Wore it for 2 weeks during the study). Readings when I woke up were between 200-220 every morning while on Glipizide. My before meal and after meal readings were within range and continue to stay in range. Afrezza is a meal time insulin. Morning readings on Bydureon and Trulicity are between 90 120. Why would I take it? I doubt many doctors are willing to prescribe a meal time insulin (Afrezza or otherwise) for a T2 with tight control under their current regiment. I was a regular poster on the YMB for years, but quit regular posting after being attacked by several posters who think that every T2 should be on Afrezza. I am fully aware of the potential health issues associated with GLP-1's. I have to weigh out the risk/benefit to the drugs I take. I have absolutely no concerns about the safety of Afrezza, but I will not request it until I become insulin dependent. Most T2's will become insulin dependent if they live long enough according to my endo. Perfectly correct. Since you are living within your own insulin production a doctor would be very reluctant to change your medication and put you on insulin because (a) you don't need it, and (b) you are going to get hypos. What you are seeing looks like dawn phenomena and a pump is the only thing that can fix that (although some endos will try NPH and rely on the awful curve it has to peak at the same time as the spike). |
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