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Post by mango on Mar 4, 2017 16:01:02 GMT -5
It appears we have another case of misinformation with a touch of blantant lying. Found one of the references used for the 109-112 points rather interesting. They reference to the ADA's 2016 Approaches to Glycemic Treatment which has this to say about inhaled insulin: 1. Rapid-acting inhaled insulin used before meals in type 1 diabetes leads to inferior A1C lowering when compared with aspart insulin, with less hypoglycemia across all A1C target categories (12). 2. Postprandial glucose excursions can be better controlled by adjusting the timing of prandial (bolus) insulin dose administration. The optimal time to inject prandial insulin varies, based on the type of insulin injected (regular, rapid-acting analog, inhaled, etc.), the measured blood glucose level, timing of meals, and carbohydrate consumption. Recommendations for prandial insulin dose administration should therefore be individualized. 3. Rapid-acting analogs—Lispro —Aspart —Glulisine — Inhaled insulin*They also have in the same figure under Disadvantages: — Pulmonary toxicity (inhaled insulin)4. Inhaled Insulin Inhaled insulin is now available for prandial use with a more limited dosing range and may require serial lung function testing prior to and after starting therapy. The reference: care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/39/Supplement_1/S52.full.pdfI am dumbfounded. Deliberate misinformation and lies and most of this is not even factual. Where the hell is the warning about injectable insulin-derived amyloidosis? Afrezza does not cause pulmonary toxicity, these people need to lose their credentials.
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Post by sayhey24 on Mar 4, 2017 16:20:54 GMT -5
If Matt had a phone, maybe he has used it and already met with Bernie Sanders. I have sent the Senator links about afrezza and old interviews with Al after getting the FDA rejections. A nice spot on 60 minutes with Bernie announcing a price cut on afrezza wouldn't hurt. Having Bernie sponsoring a VA deal would also be nice. Bernie is visiting my state today. Bernie is very worked up on this insulin pricing and got the Justice Dept to open a criminal investigation after the election. This is separate from the class action law suit. What I told him was if he wanted to change pricing the best way is competition and to work a deal with Matt and make a public announcement on 60 minutes. The Justice Dept can still go after these guys and so can the civil suit but he can get credit today for lowering the price. Could you imagine Bernie and his buddy Mr Cummings going into Baltimore in a U-haul filled with afrezza and supplying it to the Project Power people there. I would suggest you put your law suit info in an envelope with a very short cover letter and hand it to Bernie today.
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Post by mango on Mar 4, 2017 16:56:38 GMT -5
Bernie is visiting my state today. Bernie is very worked up on this insulin pricing and got the Justice Dept to open a criminal investigation after the election. This is separate from the class action law suit. What I told him was if he wanted to change pricing the best way is competition and to work a deal with Matt and make a public announcement on 60 minutes. The Justice Dept can still go after these guys and so can the civil suit but he can get credit today for lowering the price. Could you imagine Bernie and his buddy Mr Cummings going into Baltimore in a U-haul filled with afrezza and supplying it to the Project Power people there. I would suggest you put your law suit info in an envelope with a very short cover letter and hand it to Bernie today. Did Bernie ever reply to you? Or was it an email that someone else uses for Bernie on his behalf?
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Post by mnkdfann on Mar 4, 2017 17:06:45 GMT -5
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Post by slugworth008 on Mar 4, 2017 17:16:20 GMT -5
It would be really nice to see this all over the mainstream news !!! And if MNKD could somehow take advantage of this...IMO If Matt had a phone, maybe he has used it and already met with Bernie Sanders. I have sent the Senator links about afrezza and old interviews with Al after getting the FDA rejections. A nice spot on 60 minutes with Bernie announcing a price cut on afrezza wouldn't hurt. Having Bernie sponsoring a VA deal would also be nice. Hell yes, it's WAAY past time for someone at MNKD to get tee'd off and go on offense. Or get someone on team Trump in the game - He's no fan of the FDA. This sh-t show has been going on long enough. And we are the ones eating sh-t. I guess Matt's definition of "turnaround" is reverse as in reverse split - yeah - that's epic alrighty. I'll have an epic rant/therapy thread at some point over the next day or two - Surplus has this management team nailed. IMO - Mike C is the ONLY positive and - wait for it....we still haven't cracked 300 scripts. AWESOME!!!!
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Post by sayhey24 on Mar 4, 2017 19:08:06 GMT -5
If Matt had a phone, maybe he has used it and already met with Bernie Sanders. I have sent the Senator links about afrezza and old interviews with Al after getting the FDA rejections. A nice spot on 60 minutes with Bernie announcing a price cut on afrezza wouldn't hurt. Having Bernie sponsoring a VA deal would also be nice. Hell yes, it's WAAY past time for someone at MNKD to get tee'd off and go on offense. Or get someone on team Trump in the game - He's no fan of the FDA. This sh-t show has been going on long enough. And we are the ones eating sh-t. I guess Matt's definition of "turnaround" is reverse as in reverse split - yeah - that's epic alrighty. I'll have an epic rant/therapy thread at some point over the next day or two - Surplus has this management team nailed. IMO - Mike C is the ONLY positive and - wait for it....we still haven't cracked 300 scripts. AWESOME!!!! I can't figure Mannkind out. In the situation MNKD is in, you would expect urgency. If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. Give an envelope to everyone going up to the 23rd floor and ask for a meeting. There are so many things they could discuss; price fixing; doctor fixing; doing a deal with the VA; working with Ben Carson to setup inner city clinics - Project Power would die for a deal; and more. He could even bring Bernie Sanders with him and Elijah Cimmings I have to believe Matt is either delusional or he really has some big deal and the famous embarrassment of riches will soon happen. I sure hope its the latter but at this point it looks more like the former. How about these sales guys. Can they sell something? How about 1 new script per endo per week with 80% retention? Is that too much to ask, 2 scripts might be asking too much. Assuming 2000 endo's in no time they would hit that magic 12,000 scripts per week. 40 sales guys and 200 scripts in a week. My head is about to explode. The worst product in the world should be doing that not the best. Its all so strange.
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Post by careful2invest on Mar 4, 2017 19:58:50 GMT -5
Hell yes, it's WAAY past time for someone at MNKD to get tee'd off and go on offense. Or get someone on team Trump in the game - He's no fan of the FDA. This sh-t show has been going on long enough. And we are the ones eating sh-t. I guess Matt's definition of "turnaround" is reverse as in reverse split - yeah - that's epic alrighty. I'll have an epic rant/therapy thread at some point over the next day or two - Surplus has this management team nailed. IMO - Mike C is the ONLY positive and - wait for it....we still haven't cracked 300 scripts. AWESOME!!!! I can't figure Mannkind out. In the situation MNKD is in, you would expect urgency. If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. Give an envelope to everyone going up to the 23rd floor and ask for a meeting. There are so many things they could discuss; price fixing; doctor fixing; doing a deal with the VA; working with Ben Carson to setup inner city clinics - Project Power would die for a deal; and more. He could even bring Bernie Sanders with him and Elijah Cimmings I have to believe Matt is either delusional or he really has some big deal and the famous embarrassment of riches will soon happen. I sure hope its the latter but at this point it looks more like the former. How about these sales guys. Can they sell something? How about 1 new script per endo per week with 80% retention? Is that too much to ask, 2 scripts might be asking too much. Assuming 2000 endo's in no time they would hit that magic 12,000 scripts per week. 40 sales guys and 200 scripts in a week. My head is about to explode. The worst product in the world should be doing that not the best. Its all so strange. Back to those six words again... It just does not make sense!
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Post by sophie on Mar 4, 2017 20:01:48 GMT -5
It seems like the article is bashing the plaintiffs and attorneys, no? Or maybe I am missing something? How dare I post it. I usually don't get involved in your posts. I think I should continue that. You'll be happier and I will be too. It's like stepping on a piece of gum. The moment you do it, you're stuck with it for the next several steps and you regret not watching where you stepped before. It seemed like I'd get 10 posts in a row... fortunately they've toned it down just a little... Nonetheless, it's a worthless pursuit.
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Post by peppy on Mar 4, 2017 20:08:10 GMT -5
I can't figure Mannkind out. In the situation MNKD is in, you would expect urgency. If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. Give an envelope to everyone going up to the 23rd floor and ask for a meeting. There are so many things they could discuss; price fixing; doctor fixing; doing a deal with the VA; working with Ben Carson to setup inner city clinics - Project Power would die for a deal; and more. He could even bring Bernie Sanders with him and Elijah Cimmings I have to believe Matt is either delusional or he really has some big deal and the famous embarrassment of riches will soon happen. I sure hope its the latter but at this point it looks more like the former. How about these sales guys. Can they sell something? How about 1 new script per endo per week with 80% retention? Is that too much to ask, 2 scripts might be asking too much. Assuming 2000 endo's in no time they would hit that magic 12,000 scripts per week. 40 sales guys and 200 scripts in a week. My head is about to explode. The worst product in the world should be doing that not the best. Its all so strange. Back to those six words again... It just does not make sense!Quote: If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. reply: I can not figure out how this would benefit Trump. Although he looks like his blood glucose levels could be running high (weight 236) and he is 70.
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Post by careful2invest on Mar 4, 2017 20:15:03 GMT -5
Back to those six words again... It just does not make sense!Quote: If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. reply: I can not figure out how this would benefit Trump. Although he looks like his blood glucose levels could be running high and he is 70.
Hell, Crazy Kanye West got a meeting with Trump! If Trump were to blow the whistle on the Big Pharma, All of AMERICA would love him! Even the Liberals and the Democrats! Although he would lose the support of the Billionaires associated with Big Pharma! But look at the lives that he would help and even save! Who would not like that stamp of achievements on their Resume? Not with Washington, but for mankind!
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Post by peppy on Mar 4, 2017 20:18:58 GMT -5
Quote: If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. reply: I can not figure out how this would benefit Trump. Although he looks like his blood glucose levels could be running high and he is 70.
Hell, Crazy Kanye West got a meeting with Trump! If Trump were to blow the whistle on the Big Pharma, All of AMERICA would love him! Even the Liberals and the Democrats! Although he would lose the support of the Billionaires associated with Big Pharma! But look at the lives that he would help and even save! Who would not like that stamp of achievements on their Resume? Not with Washington, but for mankind! Quote: If Trump were to blow the whistle on the Big Pharma, Reply: how does that help the gross national product?
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Post by goyocafe on Mar 4, 2017 20:24:06 GMT -5
I can't figure Mannkind out. In the situation MNKD is in, you would expect urgency. If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. Give an envelope to everyone going up to the 23rd floor and ask for a meeting. There are so many things they could discuss; price fixing; doctor fixing; doing a deal with the VA; working with Ben Carson to setup inner city clinics - Project Power would die for a deal; and more. He could even bring Bernie Sanders with him and Elijah Cimmings I have to believe Matt is either delusional or he really has some big deal and the famous embarrassment of riches will soon happen. I sure hope its the latter but at this point it looks more like the former. How about these sales guys. Can they sell something? How about 1 new script per endo per week with 80% retention? Is that too much to ask, 2 scripts might be asking too much. Assuming 2000 endo's in no time they would hit that magic 12,000 scripts per week. 40 sales guys and 200 scripts in a week. My head is about to explode. The worst product in the world should be doing that not the best. Its all so strange. Back to those six words again... It just does not make sense!If only...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM25-lz1Yms
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Mar 5, 2017 15:24:21 GMT -5
Hell yes, it's WAAY past time for someone at MNKD to get tee'd off and go on offense. Or get someone on team Trump in the game - He's no fan of the FDA. This sh-t show has been going on long enough. And we are the ones eating sh-t. I guess Matt's definition of "turnaround" is reverse as in reverse split - yeah - that's epic alrighty. I'll have an epic rant/therapy thread at some point over the next day or two - Surplus has this management team nailed. IMO - Mike C is the ONLY positive and - wait for it....we still haven't cracked 300 scripts. AWESOME!!!! I can't figure Mannkind out. In the situation MNKD is in, you would expect urgency. If I were Matt I would have stood outside the Trump elevator after 11/8 and tried to get a meeting. Give an envelope to everyone going up to the 23rd floor and ask for a meeting. There are so many things they could discuss; price fixing; doctor fixing; doing a deal with the VA; working with Ben Carson to setup inner city clinics - Project Power would die for a deal; and more. He could even bring Bernie Sanders with him and Elijah Cimmings I have to believe Matt is either delusional or he really has some big deal and the famous embarrassment of riches will soon happen. I sure hope its the latter but at this point it looks more like the former. How about these sales guys. Can they sell something? How about 1 new script per endo per week with 80% retention? Is that too much to ask, 2 scripts might be asking too much. Assuming 2000 endo's in no time they would hit that magic 12,000 scripts per week. 40 sales guys and 200 scripts in a week. My head is about to explode. The worst product in the world should be doing that not the best. Its all so strange. If you're at the point of pinning your hopes for Mannkind's success on some unprecedented intervention from Trump, you view things as pretty grim. To me Matt doing that would fall into the category of running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Maybe it would have the appearance of action with urgency but to little purpose. The White House or the Gold House (Trump Tower) is never going to be making decisions about drugs for the VA or anyone else. Hopefully MNKD management have been spending their time building relationships within the FDA... the part of the federal government that we need behind Mannkind... and with the clinical decision makers at the VA. Matt probably isn't delusional. He likely is in full awareness of how precarious Mannkind's situation is. No CEO would be out publicly expressing how dire the situation is. Not having a solution to a problem does not mean one is necessarily in denial of the problem.
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Post by seanismorris on Mar 5, 2017 16:30:38 GMT -5
Maybe we should run an ad on Breitbart saying diabetes is a Muslim plot to weaken America, and Afrezza is the cure.
Trump would see it. Believe it. And, require everyone to prescribe it.
Or, he could nuke everyone....
My suggestion, is to leave Trump out of any potential solutions to Afrezza's sales problems. ----
Too political?
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