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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 26, 2018 14:44:33 GMT -5
Guess Riva and Laura and other T1/T2's are getting recruited to be the new sales reps have to train them first. (Do not take this seriously just read between the lines) Do you think they were a part of the taping of the advocates testimonials? What do I know? I'm still trying to find LLY on the ADA expo map lol, but as I've stated previously it takes the patients to instruct the physicians with this insulin therapy which is a game changer as Riva has come to understand better. The current Afrezza patients are the biggest advocates the company has going for it other than its CEO/CMO (and educated shareholders)...so the testimonials are most likely just part of a bigger game plan IMO. Regarding the refill comments and the FUDster's using that argument all I can say is my last shipment from Express Scripts was 6 mos. worth in one shot so not sure how that plays into the equation but I'm in the camp that the numbers will catch up within a quarter or two....no storage issue for Express Scripts, they shipped it in bulk in two sealed styrofoam cooler boxes right to my door, I sleep well (in range) and am set for quite a while with my Afrezza inventory .
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 26, 2018 14:12:23 GMT -5
Guess Riva and Laura and other T1/T2's are getting recruited to be the new sales reps have to train them first. (Do not take this seriously just read between the lines)
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 25, 2018 10:36:20 GMT -5
It definitely should be [signed] term sheet as that was what Mike stated. See my original post on this. SA's transcripts usually are just for reference. They often screw up on a few places. Sometimes in the most important places. This is one of those occasions.SA = publisher's of Selectively Appropriate journalism, as in selectively editing an actual user of the product from invalidating erroneous statements....how do you eliminate the truth and facts, simple do not allow them to be published, just pick and choose who you want to respond to so as to steer the conversation in your favor, too obvious for anyone with some gray mass between their ears
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 25, 2018 9:49:02 GMT -5
Bill your facts are correct. The safety information at the bottom, in a purple box on the afrezza site. afrezza.comThe black bow is still in the HCP Afrezza site. hcp.afrezza.com/hcp/Good point. I'm beginning to wonder if this didn't take Mannkind by surprise as well. If I were expecting something like that, the first thing I would have planned is taking the afrezzarems.com site offline asap, as that literally takes 5 minutes and is clearly not required anymore. I notice that site is still up, which makes me think that they may not have been expecting it, and are trying to figure out what they can/cannot do... That is why the ignorant one on SA made sure he memorialized it
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 19:49:10 GMT -5
...on a lighter note, not sure if you know this but at the Knights games at "the fortress" they have a ritual during intermission where people who take off their current jersey of the team they have been a fan of playing here that day hand it over and switch their allegiance to the Knights and put their "new team" jersey on then they kneel down on one knee bow their head and get "knighted" by the touch of the Golden Knights sword on each shoulder, on the back of the jersey for the name it says "Knighted". That sounds fun to see. I should really try to make it out to a game now that we have a local Vegas team. It's actually pretty awesome because generally speaking the crowd is usually about 70/30 VGK to visiting fans so it's pretty amusing to watch. If you haven't gone to one you really need to experience it, I do not know one person that has gone and has not gone back again, it's truly an electric atmosphere, 6 and 1/2 mos. ago my wife didn't know what a puck was, now she tells me what day and time the games are on and everything is centered around them lol...back to MNKD, Omega didn't know you lived here, are you going to the ASM?
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 19:43:19 GMT -5
So here is SO's response and my suggestion as he insinuates that I avoided an invitation that I never did see: SO's reponse: He reposted my post and then stated: There is the FULL CONTEXT. As usual, you cast aspersions that simply do not feel with REALITY. You think you can "eat my lunch"......Nope. Not even close. From afar? Come meet me. Hec k, I put an invitation out a few weeks ago. I heard ZIP from you. Go figure. EOM I never saw the invitation (please direct me to where I might find it), although I actually thought of taking you up on the offer you made to Kevinmik though regarding the charity bet etc. with him recently. So with regard to your accusation of me lying or "hyperbole" as you put it with respect to the four physicians that didn't require any spirometry test from me let alone even mention it, here is my offer, I will put up the funds in a neutral spot for you to fly out to Las Vegas on my next visits with any 3 of my physicians (2 endos, 1 primary the other primary is no longer with the group provider). Why not just speak to them and the rep first hand rather than give any credit to 2nd and 3rd hand comments from Cafe Pharma. If anything I stated regarding the physicians or the rep is a lie or "hyperbole" you make the same contribution you mentioned to the following organizations, 75% to JDRF and 25% to ADA on Mannkind's behalf, I'm sure Al would have appreciated the philanthropic gesture Oh yeah btw, if Harlan, User, RS, and any of the others in the SO fan club wish to match it, well then the offer gets extended to them as well, you can have a "bro" weekend in Vegas...not sure I would be able to get all of you in to the patients room but I'm confident they would take your word for it. Again it's unfortunate that this is how I have to communicate with you but important enough that the truth and facts be available regarding your assertion about the MNKD reps. Who are the physicians? Are they on Mannkind's providers list? And who are you? Are you with/part of the SO fan club and taking me up on the offer, If so PM me and we can make the arrangements otherwise what is the purpose of your question and why do you ask?
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 19:28:52 GMT -5
Guess you slept through the VGK SWEEP!! , maybe next year Baba....ok onto the Sharks, continues to be an unbelievable story, at least the Wild won a game right MN? and just to keep this on topic, yes nice volume with the price action today, maybe some didn't have to pay as much in taxes as they thought (btw,that's a joke SO, lol) Joey, I have been impressed with VGK since about the third week of the season, when I decided it was no fluke! The silver lining for me, was that the Ducks kept losing right along with us! So from rooting heartily for the Sharks, who I hate, just not as much as I hate the Ducks, I now can root wholeheartedly for the GK's! And I hope it's Knight v Blue Jackets in the finals! Although you already know you didn't need to, nice post regarding your posts and time on the board.....on a lighter note, not sure if you know this but at the Knights games at "the fortress" they have a ritual during intermission where people who take off their current jersey of the team they have been a fan of playing here that day hand it over and switch their allegiance to the Knights and put their "new team" jersey on then they kneel down on one knee bow their head and get "knighted" by the touch of the Golden Knights sword on each shoulder, on the back of the jersey for the name it says "Knighted". So whenever you and MN are ready to come to a home game here and get "Knighted" let me know and we'll see what we can do, see you on the Jumbotron
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 18:24:02 GMT -5
The AFREZZA is in the fridge but there's a delay because the Freestyle Libre results are about 50 points off. I called Abbott and they said it may take time to acclimate and become correct. With 10 days of reading for $40 it sucks when you lose a day. I'm not even sure if it's going to be accurate. I'll check again later today. Any more delays after today and I'm asking for a free replacement and / or refund. Anyone else have this issue with Libre? i'm on my 3rd month and have not had any issues, not sure what happened when you said it bled out a bit when you put it on the first time, maybe it clotted up a bit around the internal thread? That would be my guess, where did you apply it to on your arm, it's best if you avoid any muscle area, best towards the back say down about 3" or so from armpit area. You should have rec'd 3 sensors for the $40 so it equates to about $1.33/day for unlimited checks, not bad considering the savings and annoyance of the finger lancets. I'm sure once you get it going you will really like it especially when you're out and about with the reader and some cartridges in your pocket
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 17:52:33 GMT -5
For new people on the board..Tom my client with the kids on Afrezza. Southern California. He keeps it in the car for them just in case they need it for corrections. He has done this for years, nothing makes the stuff go bad! I actually prefer it not refrigerated
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 16:43:31 GMT -5
So here is SO's response and my suggestion as he insinuates that I avoided an invitation that I never did see: SO's reponse: He reposted my post and then stated: There is the FULL CONTEXT. As usual, you cast aspersions that simply do not feel with REALITY. You think you can "eat my lunch"......Nope. Not even close. From afar? Come meet me. Hec k, I put an invitation out a few weeks ago. I heard ZIP from you. Go figure. EOM I never saw the invitation (please direct me to where I might find it), although I actually thought of taking you up on the offer you made to Kevinmik though regarding the charity bet etc. with him recently. So with regard to your accusation of me lying or "hyperbole" as you put it with respect to the four physicians that didn't require any spirometry test from me let alone even mention it, here is my offer, I will put up the funds in a neutral spot for you to fly out to Las Vegas on my next visits with any 3 of my physicians (2 endos, 1 primary the other primary is no longer with the group provider). Why not just speak to them and the rep first hand rather than give any credit to 2nd and 3rd hand comments from Cafe Pharma. If anything I stated regarding the physicians or the rep is a lie or "hyperbole" you make the same contribution you mentioned to the following organizations, 75% to JDRF and 25% to ADA on Mannkind's behalf, I'm sure Al would have appreciated the philanthropic gesture Oh yeah btw, if Harlan, User, RS, and any of the others in the SO fan club wish to match it, well then the offer gets extended to them as well, you can have a "bro" weekend in Vegas...not sure I would be able to get all of you in to the patients room but I'm confident they would take your word for it. Again it's unfortunate that this is how I have to communicate with you but important enough that the truth and facts be available regarding your assertion about the MNKD reps. As expected SO et. al. ....crickets! now here's is the response that never got published to "User 1" 's comment along with a response to his question about refills from same SO column: User 1 Comments (1474) |+ Follow |Send Message | Joey, why is your one anonymous MNKD rep a more reliable information source than 3 or 4 anonymous MNKD sales reps on Cafepharma? 17 Apr 2018, 01:53 AM Report Abuse This is the real live individual that helped me get Afrezza delivered to my doorstep, visited with my physicians, etc., can you prove that any of the anonymous posters on cafe pharma helped any patients or visited any offices? That's the difference between reliable information and some anonymous person or competitor commenting on cafe pharma. I offered to prove everything I have written is truth and fact, can you say the same?I use the product, it has absolutely changed and improved my quality of life as it has others. Posters on this board (SO article in SA) make statements from hearsay and non validated sources such as cafe pharma, all I did was give a first hand account to set the record straight. Regarding refills, patients are listening to physicians that don't know how or have taken the time to learn about properly dosing this fine insulin (as opposed to Vdex). My endo who has been prescribing it for awhile recommended my taking 8u at mealtime and if still above range a follow up dose of 4u an hour later. I'm fortunate to wear a libre sensor and can follow and adjust as necessary. Right out of the gate I learned you cannot have a set regimen like he was using as each individual T2 has different metabolisms and stages of the disease. So I would dose as necessary and since doing that my daily BG numbers have been within range for the first time in a long time I suspect that is one of the primary reasons for the drop off on refills from time to time, the new users aren't getting the right dosing instructions from their physicians and endos, without patients having the convenience of using a cgm or similar ie. libre then it would be a bit more difficult to monitor where they are trending based on different carb intakes and metabolisms. I explained this issue to the rep as well regarding the physician using a set regimen. When I went for my last visit the physician was very impressed and pleased with my 2.9 drop in just over 2.5 mos. on Afrezza, I informed him that if I stayed with his regimen it most likely would have improved but not to that extent so quickly. Hope that helps One question to me that stands out and more should be asking themselves: The topic should be not if and why sales reps are leaving and you saw my response to that but rather WHY would someone of Kendall's stature and background leave a comfortable and esteemed position with a global leader in the Diabetes arena to go to a so called "high risk" company with a so called "uncertain" future? WHY WHY WHY? It goes back to the other question never answered...why the short position was never covered at close to 100% gain only to increase to the most recent record levels?
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 11:38:49 GMT -5
Guess you slept through the VGK SWEEP!! , maybe next year Baba....ok onto the Sharks, continues to be an unbelievable story, at least the Wild won a game right MN? and just to keep this on topic, yes nice volume with the price action today, maybe some didn't have to pay as much in taxes as they thought (that's a joke SO, lol) HEY. I believe I typed out one sentence. Pep, if it were me it would be a simple response: Baba it's quite simple, if you don't like the charts or the thread and think it's taken too seriously, it's quite simple...well then JUST DON'T READ IT, have a nice day!
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 19, 2018 11:22:43 GMT -5
Lefty, what do I need to do to get you to love me (is the answer "stop posting?)? (Really, had no idea how to punctuate that last sentence.) I've lost mytakeonit forever, and apparently Peppy, also (she takes her charting too seriously for my taste, and I guess I've hinted at that a bit too transparently ), but I have learned to live with those losses, bitter as they may be; but a New Yorker, geez. This board is an incredible place where some very sharp people post and some others post, too. And such volume of posts, and such awful, awful stock performance over the years. What is it that keeps us all here, most of us long, a few of us short? Come to the Annual Meeting, Sports will be there, and so will her beautiful sister ( the one who she uses her for her Avatars). This darn stock is so moribund lately, that I stare at the chart just before hitting the sack. Less than a month away, the excitement is building for the Annual Meeting. I would trade that excitement for an ever so slight build (and hold) in the share price. Hey, Sports, why don't you ask Mike or the new CMO to the dinner? Just tell 'em you're going to be in town alone, other than your faithful award-winning dog, with nothing to do - perfectly believable story. Oh, I haven't gotten back to you yet on the best off ramp for you and Beazer to hang out on - lot of the good ones are already taken, but there a few left where you'll be able to make a few bucks. LA folk are very giving. And how about the mysterious VDEX-man, he might well grace out table, I'm sure someone here can reach out to him. That would boost interest in coming to the meeting. Or the globetrotting Affrezauser, what a coup that would be! I think Spiro already missed his Greyhound, and his bus, too. I'm just hoping the Kings don't have a home playoff game that evening, cuz I may have to pass... what's that you say, Holdem? Guess you slept through the VGK SWEEP!! , maybe next year Baba....ok onto the Sharks, continues to be an unbelievable story, at least the Wild won a game right MN? and just to keep this on topic, yes nice volume with the price action today, maybe some didn't have to pay as much in taxes as they thought (btw,that's a joke SO, lol)
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 18, 2018 22:18:31 GMT -5
Well I now have the Libre sensor in my arm and Afrezza in the refrigerator. That went quicker than I thought. I believe Mannkind had it delivered the next day. The Libre sensor doesn't read for the first 12 hours per the instructions. Also I must have hit a capillary because it bled up thru the sensor. I've read about this happening and some say it will read better but if it doesn't read correctly Abbott will replace it. I was surprised that it required a prescription. I'm going to hold off on the Afrezza and get a feel for what my body is currently doing with Glucose before I start adding Afrezza to the mix. That was suggested by a person or two here and seems to make sense. I got the Afrezza pack with 30-4 units and 60-8 units for $143....note this is uninsured assisted. It should stay fresh in the fridge for a while I'm hoping. My doctor (PA rather) has been real cool about this and said she hopes it works well because she has a couple other patients that she thinks would love inhaled insulin. Hi Winston, check your PM
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 18, 2018 22:15:40 GMT -5
So to follow up I met with my new primary this afternoon, the rep could not make it due to the national sales meeting being held and conflicting time, however I did connect them over the phone and they will be meeting going forward. My visit could not have gone better, as expected (due to her being pretty young and a year out of residency) my new primary was very receptive and enthused about my orientation of Afrezza to her. The "small world" cliche applies here as we were conversing and it turns out she was pre-med with my son as they were both biochem majors in the same class as undergrads. To top that off, she was so enthused about Afrezza, she excused herself from the room and came back with her mentor who happened to know my wife and was her primary some years ago....the whole thing was crazy in a good way. I am very optimistic going forward with her and her getting her group more exposed to Afrezza as a viable option/alternative, we'll see how things progress and hopefully the follow up meeting with the rep also reinforces her enthusiasm. I'm sure the 2.9 point reduction in my A1c was what impressed her and opened the door as a nice conversation starter, the rest was easy and I did show her that 2 minute video that the T1 endo did from Brentie's thread titled - "What is Inhaled Insulin and Who is it for?" Will continue to update as things progress Joey, winston smith has a libre now. Winston is letting it set up for the first 12 hours, and then his plan is to see what his blood glucose levels are doing. How often are you taking blood glucose reading off the libre? What is your set up? What have you found out about dosing? Suggestions on how to proceed? with dosages? both you and Winston are type two. Yep, on it Pep, will get with Winston. Regarding readings generally speaking every one to two hours while I'm awake. If spiking after a meal then usually every 30 minutes after taking a dose...until back in range which varies depending on type of meal. All Libre sensors take 12 hours after initial activation with the reader, so when the existing sensor tells you that you have 12 hrs remaining then you can apply the next sensor to your other arm so that it is ready when the current one expires. Hope that makes sense Thanks for the heads up Pep! I read Winston's post, the first thing I will let him know is that the refrigeration is over-hyped with Afrezza, it's pretty generic labeling due to the INFERIORITY of the other Raa's
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Apr 16, 2018 18:00:26 GMT -5
notice Dexcom because profitable after medicare approval. I picked up my new monthly supply of Libre sensors yesterday they dropped down to $40/mo. from $75/mo. must be in response to the new G6 maybe?
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