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Post by centralcoastinvestor on Jan 27, 2018 14:00:28 GMT -5
After owning MannKind shares for a decade, I have had to wrestle with the question of whether I am a fool, ignorant or dedicated to a great cause. On days like Thursday, I felt like I finally could say I know what I am doing. Followed by Friday, where I scolded myself for being an idiot. LOL. What a crazy two days.
So, after many, many years of holding this stock, what do I believe?
I BELIEVE: that Afrezza is a miracle treatment for diabetes. It so closely mimics a healthy pancreas that it provides a healthy path for a diabetic to gain incredible control of their sugars such that the liver and other organs operate properly.
I BELIEVE: that Afrezza provides a clear path towards helping a diabetic (either Type 1 or 2) achieve A1c below 7.
I BELIEVE: that Afrezza when teamed up with a CGM, will provide the real time control of a non-diabetic. So much so that a diabetic can live life between the lines with very little risk of hypoglycemia.
I BELIEVE: that the current medical industry is stuck in a dangerous rut that puts diabetics at risk. By only focusing on A1c measures, which is only an average, the medical industry ignores the wild sugar swings that most diabetics endure. These swings cause long term damage to the eyes, the feet and other organs. By the time insulin is used, the damage has been done.
I BELIEVE: that Afrezza will be at the heart of a major revolution for the treatment of diabetes across the world.
Therefore:
I WILL: hold on to my shares tightly and buy more shares when I can afford it.
I WILL: not allow my shares to be borrowed for shorting.
I WILL: be prepared at any time to share the Afrezza message with whoever will listen.
I WILL: stand fast in the face of the many naysayers and whatever lies or deception they throw at me.
MannKind and Afrezza will change the diabetic world.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 27, 2018 14:21:10 GMT -5
Great post Central:-) and I thank you for all your encouragement going so far back in time I can’t even remember!
Thursday I was getting my nails done and I got a phone call about mankind shares rallying. The woman next to me said I’m sorry but I just overheard you....what stock is doubling? I told her it was mankind and she asked who are they? ( She told me her husband invests). So I told her they sell a Inhaled insulin. Afrezza. ( Her sister is diabetic). So we had a 45 minute conversation. She was blown away, never heard of it. I got her set up to go to “find a doctor” for her sister. She was amazed and said that this has to be the best invention of the last decade! And was real interested about how long the kids had been on Afrezza and asked how well they had been doing. Them being on it for over two years really impressed her. She wrote down a bunch of information and said that it was just a godsend to meet me because her sister had been having such a hard time lately.
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Post by wgreystone on Jan 27, 2018 14:52:42 GMT -5
Repost the PCYC story to cheer MNKD longs up (The conclusion of this story is: just keep buying. ) : www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/03/05/pharmacyclics-billionaire-top-trade-robert-duggan-abbvie/#6c5b838d6593Billionaire Robert Duggan's Bet On Pharmacyclics Stands Among Top Trades Of Crisis Era According to public filings, Duggan began buying Pharmacyclics shares in the fall of 2004, when the company's stock was trading around $10 a share. By late 2005, Duggan amassed a 10% stake as the company's shares plunged below $4 apiece. Then he sat tight as Pharmacyclics shares continued to tumble... First to $3 by early 2007... then to $2 a share within few months. In July 2007, instead of bailing from the drugmaker, Duggan doubled down, building his stake in Pharmacyclics to 17%. But the stock continued to drop, falling below $1 by early 2008. In May of that year, Duggan launched a tender offer to buy as much as 4 million Pharmacyclics shares at a price of $1.05, in an effort to take control of the struggling company. When the tender expired, he'd purchased a total of nearly 2 million shares from participating sellers, building his stake to 24.2% of the company. "It was on a collision course to disaster," Duggan said of the company at a June 2009 commencement address at the University of California Santa Barbara. "That's why it was available for me to take over," he added. As Pharmacyclics limped on, this time with Duggan at the helm, he just kept buying. In 2009, Duggan bought 4.75 million shares at a price of $1.28, and in 2010 he bought another 1 million shares at a price of $6.51 apiece, putting his total holding in excess of 13 million shares. Then the buying stopped.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 27, 2018 14:58:10 GMT -5
Just a thought, when people ask me about my diet and I tell them I fast one or two days a week they say, “ Is that safe?” Which is my pet peeve!
No one I have ever told about Afrezza asks is it safe? Will it hurt your lungs? It’s the easiest sell in the world, people jump up-and-down! Compared to trying to sell a workout and getting someone to exercise....Piece of cake!
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Post by falconquest on Jan 27, 2018 16:08:11 GMT -5
After owning MannKind shares for a decade, I have had to wrestle with the question of whether I am a fool, ignorant or dedicated to a great cause. On days like Thursday, I felt like I finally could say I know what I am doing. Followed by Friday, where I scolded myself for being an idiot. LOL. What a crazy two days. So, after many, many years of holding this stock, what do I believe? I BELIEVE: that Afrezza is a miracle treatment for diabetes. It so closely mimics a healthy pancreas that it provides a healthy path for a diabetic to gain incredible control of their sugars such that the liver and other organs operate properly. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza provides a clear path towards helping a diabetic (either Type 1 or 2) achieve A1c below 7. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza when teamed up with a CGM, will provide the real time control of a non-diabetic. So much so that a diabetic can live life between the lines with very little risk of hypoglycemia. I BELIEVE: that the current medical industry is stuck in a dangerous rut that puts diabetics at risk. By only focusing on A1c measures, which is only an average, the medical industry ignores the wild sugar swings that most diabetics endure. These swings cause long term damage to the eyes, the feet and other organs. By the time insulin is used, the damage has been done. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza will be at the heart of a major revolution for the treatment of diabetes across the world. Therefore: I WILL: hold on to my shares tightly and buy more shares when I can afford it. I WILL: not allow my shares to be borrowed for shorting. I WILL: be prepared at any time to share the Afrezza message with whoever will listen. I WILL: stand fast in the face of the many naysayers and whatever lies or deception they throw at me. MannKind and Afrezza will change the diabetic world. Interesting. I agree with every one of your beliefs except the last one which I would amend through the use of the world "could" in place of "will". That's the qualifier that leads to my concern about the ability of Mannkind management to maintain the companies financial viability long enough to get it accomplished. From a pure investment perspective that causes me enough concern to sit on the sidelines and wait. I believe we will all know when Mannkind turns the corner and I don't see that happening for some time.
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Post by gamblerjag on Jan 27, 2018 17:16:18 GMT -5
Great post Central:-) and I thank you for all your encouragement going so far back in time I can’t even remember! Thursday I was getting my nails done and I got a phone call about mankind shares rallying. The woman next to me said I’m sorry but I just overheard you....what stock is doubling? I told her it was mankind and she asked who are they? ( She told me her husband invests). So I told her they sell a Inhaled insulin. Afrezza. ( Her sister is diabetic). So we had a 45 minute conversation. She was blown away, never heard of it. I got her set up to go to “find a doctor” for her sister. She was amazed and said that this has to be the best invention of the last decade! And was real interested about how long the kids had been on Afrezza and asked how well they had been doing. Them being on it for over two years really impressed her. She wrote down a bunch of information and said that it was just a godsend to meet me because her sister had been having such a hard time lately. [. Oh now I see that explains why you didn't pick up my call when you were getting your nails done you were getting more people on board please accept my apology for ignoring my call LOL 😂
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 27, 2018 17:31:30 GMT -5
Too funny, yes that was your call:-) see if you hadn’t called one less person would know about Afrezza!
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Post by centralcoastinvestor on Jan 27, 2018 18:06:16 GMT -5
Great post Central:-) and I thank you for all your encouragement going so far back in time I can’t even remember! Thursday I was getting my nails done and I got a phone call about mankind shares rallying. The woman next to me said I’m sorry but I just overheard you....what stock is doubling? I told her it was mankind and she asked who are they? ( She told me her husband invests). So I told her they sell a Inhaled insulin. Afrezza. ( Her sister is diabetic). So we had a 45 minute conversation. She was blown away, never heard of it. I got her set up to go to “find a doctor” for her sister. She was amazed and said that this has to be the best invention of the last decade! And was real interested about how long the kids had been on Afrezza and asked how well they had been doing. Them being on it for over two years really impressed her. She wrote down a bunch of information and said that it was just a godsend to meet me because her sister had been having such a hard time lately. Thanks for your kind words Sports. Likewise you have been such an encouragement to me and so many others on this board and frankly on every other social media source. I know that I should never have fallen in love with this stock. It’s the first rule of investing. But I didn’t fall in love with the MannKind stock, I came to believe in Al Mann and his firm belief that Afrezza would change diabetes treatment forever. I never thought we would still be in such a fight at this point. I thought that the Yahoo Message Board days would have been the last of the insults and Alpha hit pieces. Based on the huge short attack on Friday, we still have a big fight ahead. I am proud to stand with you and so many other investors and believers in MannKind and Afrezza.
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Post by kc on Jan 27, 2018 20:30:23 GMT -5
After owning MannKind shares for a decade, I have had to wrestle with the question of whether I am a fool, ignorant or dedicated to a great cause. On days like Thursday, I felt like I finally could say I know what I am doing. Followed by Friday, where I scolded myself for being an idiot. LOL. What a crazy two days. So, after many, many years of holding this stock, what do I believe? I BELIEVE: that Afrezza is a miracle treatment for diabetes. It so closely mimics a healthy pancreas that it provides a healthy path for a diabetic to gain incredible control of their sugars such that the liver and other organs operate properly. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza provides a clear path towards helping a diabetic (either Type 1 or 2) achieve A1c below 7. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza when teamed up with a CGM, will provide the real time control of a non-diabetic. So much so that a diabetic can live life between the lines with very little risk of hypoglycemia. I BELIEVE: that the current medical industry is stuck in a dangerous rut that puts diabetics at risk. By only focusing on A1c measures, which is only an average, the medical industry ignores the wild sugar swings that most diabetics endure. These swings cause long term damage to the eyes, the feet and other organs. By the time insulin is used, the damage has been done. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza will be at the heart of a major revolution for the treatment of diabetes across the world. Therefore: I WILL: hold on to my shares tightly and buy more shares when I can afford it. I WILL: not allow my shares to be borrowed for shorting. I WILL: be prepared at any time to share the Afrezza message with whoever will listen. I WILL: stand fast in the face of the many naysayers and whatever lies or deception they throw at me. MannKind and Afrezza will change the diabetic world. CentralCoastInvestor its because of people like you and Leanne and the other folks on this board, that keep me invested in MannKind. Yes its a strange society of Investor misfits but like the rest of us we have bought into the MannKind because of the potential of the product to be something very special if we can hang on long enough to see Afrezza become the gold stand for Diabetes treatment. I’m a savy businessman and have been fortunate over my life and career to be part of winners. My investment in MannKind represents one of the biggest losses that I have ever taken over my lifetime. Yes I took the losse in 2016 when I had a big capital gain elsewhere. That was the most painful event I have ever had. Yes it hurt for me to be out that much cash. But even more painful was being out of MannKind for 31 day in 2016. That was painful. I figured that would be the 31 day period that MannKind would explode. Fortunately its didn’t. So I bought back in at the end of 31 days. Now here I am waiting for that day we all win big or go home disappointed. I’m betting on winning big as Mike Castagna so far has excuted the restructuring and marketing plan correctly. I hope that we all one day can meet for a big celebration of the strange society of investor misfits.
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Post by babaoriley on Jan 28, 2018 1:15:04 GMT -5
Wow, this thread is therapy central! Should be a go-to thread on days like Friday! CCI, that was so well thought out and written, very, very nice. Sports, no doubt the woman who you touted, told her husband to buy MNKD (or else and immediately - everyone knows the best tips come in nail salons and shoe shine stands), and no doubt he bought on Thursday. My guess is that woman stops coming to your manicurist. Anyway, watch out the next time you're in there, someone may be out to get you.
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Post by pat on Jan 28, 2018 6:40:08 GMT -5
Here here!
I'm going to give it another 5 years, at which point I've got to say "enough is enough" and move on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 6:51:38 GMT -5
Here here! I'm going to give it another 5 years, at which point I've got to say "enough is enough" and move on. Over the next 5 years we by god better be other places beside the US!
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Post by mnholdem on Jan 28, 2018 8:27:10 GMT -5
Just a thought, when people ask me about my diet and I tell them I fast one or two days a week they say, “ Is that safe?” Which is my pet peeve! No one I have ever told about Afrezza asks is it safe? Will it hurt your lungs? It’s the easiest sell in the world, people jump up-and-down! Compared to trying to sell a workout and getting someone to exercise....Piece of cake! On your topic of fasting...years ago I was having trouble sleeping well. A business acquaintance and good friend suggested that occasionally staying awake for 48 hours would reset my internal clock. It worked and I began sleeping like a baby. Fasting food may have a similar effect of breaking a pattern and putting one on a healthier path, perhaps by resetting one's digestive system?
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Post by digger on Jan 28, 2018 11:15:11 GMT -5
After owning MannKind shares for a decade, I have had to wrestle with the question of whether I am a fool, ignorant or dedicated to a great cause. On days like Thursday, I felt like I finally could say I know what I am doing. Followed by Friday, where I scolded myself for being an idiot. LOL. What a crazy two days. So, after many, many years of holding this stock, what do I believe? I BELIEVE: that Afrezza is a miracle treatment for diabetes. It so closely mimics a healthy pancreas that it provides a healthy path for a diabetic to gain incredible control of their sugars such that the liver and other organs operate properly. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza provides a clear path towards helping a diabetic (either Type 1 or 2) achieve A1c below 7. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza when teamed up with a CGM, will provide the real time control of a non-diabetic. So much so that a diabetic can live life between the lines with very little risk of hypoglycemia. I BELIEVE: that the current medical industry is stuck in a dangerous rut that puts diabetics at risk. By only focusing on A1c measures, which is only an average, the medical industry ignores the wild sugar swings that most diabetics endure. These swings cause long term damage to the eyes, the feet and other organs. By the time insulin is used, the damage has been done. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza will be at the heart of a major revolution for the treatment of diabetes across the world. Therefore: I WILL: hold on to my shares tightly and buy more shares when I can afford it. I WILL: not allow my shares to be borrowed for shorting. I WILL: be prepared at any time to share the Afrezza message with whoever will listen. I WILL: stand fast in the face of the many naysayers and whatever lies or deception they throw at me. MannKind and Afrezza will change the diabetic world. Are you diabetic?
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Post by centralcoastinvestor on Jan 28, 2018 11:54:23 GMT -5
After owning MannKind shares for a decade, I have had to wrestle with the question of whether I am a fool, ignorant or dedicated to a great cause. On days like Thursday, I felt like I finally could say I know what I am doing. Followed by Friday, where I scolded myself for being an idiot. LOL. What a crazy two days. So, after many, many years of holding this stock, what do I believe? I BELIEVE: that Afrezza is a miracle treatment for diabetes. It so closely mimics a healthy pancreas that it provides a healthy path for a diabetic to gain incredible control of their sugars such that the liver and other organs operate properly. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza provides a clear path towards helping a diabetic (either Type 1 or 2) achieve A1c below 7. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza when teamed up with a CGM, will provide the real time control of a non-diabetic. So much so that a diabetic can live life between the lines with very little risk of hypoglycemia. I BELIEVE: that the current medical industry is stuck in a dangerous rut that puts diabetics at risk. By only focusing on A1c measures, which is only an average, the medical industry ignores the wild sugar swings that most diabetics endure. These swings cause long term damage to the eyes, the feet and other organs. By the time insulin is used, the damage has been done. I BELIEVE: that Afrezza will be at the heart of a major revolution for the treatment of diabetes across the world. Therefore: I WILL: hold on to my shares tightly and buy more shares when I can afford it. I WILL: not allow my shares to be borrowed for shorting. I WILL: be prepared at any time to share the Afrezza message with whoever will listen. I WILL: stand fast in the face of the many naysayers and whatever lies or deception they throw at me. MannKind and Afrezza will change the diabetic world. Are you diabetic? I am not diabetic. I started investing in MannKind after reading an article in the LA Times about MannKind in late 2007. I still have the article. At that time, I didn’t know anything about diabetes except seeing commercials on TV for products to treat diabetes and products to treat the long term damage caused by diabetes. Mostly I just ignored the commercials. As I started to investigate MannKind more, I started to realize what a vicious disease diabetes was. About 7 or 8 years ago, my Father in Law was diagnosed with diabetes. What really opened my eyes about how dangerous the disease was, was the fact that the doctors couldn’t convince my Father in Law that he actually had a very dangerous disease. He basically ignored most of the doctor’s advice except for intermittently taking his Metformin. His feet are a disaster. He has had life threatening infections in his feet and lower legs but still doesn’t really acknowledge that he has diabetes. We have a long ways to go in this country to convince people to start treatment earlier before permanent damage is done to their body. I am so frustrated that the current protocol is to give Metformin as the first approach to everyone who is first diagnosed. This most certainly ensures that people’s pancreas will continue to work harder and harder and the Beta cells will continue to die so that they are eventually forced to take insulin after permanent body damage is done. Over the years, I have become a very passionate supporter of MannKind and Afrezza. I am still a very small fish in terms of my investment size but it is all I can afford. I read on Pro Boards yesterday that one investor claims to have 200,000 shares. Yep, I’m a small fry compared to that. But I have told numerous people about Afrezza including my doctor. So I do what I can to spread the word and continue to post here to encourage myself and this band of misfits called MannKind shareholders.
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