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Post by spiro on Aug 13, 2015 9:35:08 GMT -5
If all goes as well as expected, Crusader is going to have an amazing story to share with the board in a couple of weeks/month's. Stay tuned on this one.
Spiro here, it sure seems like most Afrezza user's have a great story to tell. Hmmmmm
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Post by spiro on Aug 10, 2015 15:34:34 GMT -5
NC,
Thanks for sharing your great results. Your conversation with your doctor is repeating itself over and over again all over the country, as more Afrezza user's get their A1c results for the first time. Now you have experienced that great feeling that Spiro got when he got similar results with his first A1c report and other results. Is there any better motivation to stay on course than seeing great results?
Keep up the good work.
Spiro here
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Post by spiro on Aug 9, 2015 12:05:40 GMT -5
Tbone,
You are exactly right, diabetics can select different unit mixes to get the needed dose. Spiro started Afrezza on 2/27 and he didn't start using correction doses until his cruise on 5/29. Spiro is still using his first box of 90 correction doses.
Spiro here, getting his prandial insulin exactly when his body needs it.
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Post by spiro on Aug 9, 2015 8:17:52 GMT -5
Spiro, How was it like if ever, that you had the diet control But without afrezza? Sounds like discipline in diet is very important for Afrezza success. Thanks! Afrezza will work regardless of your eating habits. The problem is, without diet discipline and exercise you might need more than 2 boxes to cover your carb intake. That's when Afrezza will become very expensive for Type 2 Diabetics. Spiro expects he will fall into that big Donut hole in November. He is hoping that it is a glazed donut. Spiro here
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Post by spiro on Aug 8, 2015 16:48:57 GMT -5
MNKD's share price has fallen so low that Spiro had to get a new driver. Attachment Deleted
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Post by spiro on Aug 8, 2015 13:37:48 GMT -5
Spiro’s prescription is for 24 units per day of 4 unit doses or 2 boxes per month. His insurance co-pay is $50 for the 2 boxes. BTW, it would be $50 if his prescription were for 1 box also.
Spiro believes that using Afrezza may require some adjustments in the eating habits of some diabetics. Simply put, no more 100 - 300 carb gram meals. Spiro really misses those days, but getting his blood sugar under control certainly trumps his cravings. Spiro tries to eat less than 30 grams of carbs at breakfast and lunch. At dinner, his goal is 50 grams or less. One 4 unit dose of Afrezza is usually adequate to cover these meals. But, it is not quite this simple. What about snacking and eating that occasional oversized meal filled with carb overload? This is when correction doses are necessary. As an example, here are a few of Spiro snacks that require 4 unit correction doses:
Pina Colada 50 grams 2 Mallomars 36 grams 3 Double Stuffed Oreos 33 grams 2 oz of Cheetos 26 grams Another Pina Colada 50 grams
In the past 70 days, Spiro has only used approximately 40 correction doses. In the old days, 5 month’s ago, Spiro would have watched a football game, downed a whole bag of Cheetos along with 2 non diet beverages and maybe a cinnamon roll to get rid of the Cheetos taste. That same day for a post dinner snack, Spiro would down 4 Mallomars and a glass of milk. Hey, that’s what fatso’s do.
Simply put, Afrezza may not be the best choice for a diabetic unwilling to take control of their diet and to reduce their carb intake to manageable levels. If money is no object, then a diabetic can eat away and down 24 -40 units of Afrezza per meal and it will work great, if you don’t mind weighing 300 lbs.
It amazes Spiro when he hears that some doctors are prescribing only 1 box of Afrezza with 90 doses per month. So what do their patients do about snack coverage?
Spiro here, reformed Carboholic
P.S. fasting BG today 100, 85 before lunch, diabetics out there, Spiro has Afrezza, do you?
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Post by spiro on Aug 6, 2015 15:27:22 GMT -5
Liane,
Take it easy on baba, he has been working long hours recently and is under a lot of stress caused by the California drought. The private Luxury golf course that he plays at, has been replacing grass with rocks and fancy dirt. If you want to play on grass, you have to hit the the straight down the middle.
Spiro here
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Post by spiro on Aug 6, 2015 14:05:59 GMT -5
Congrats NC, GREAT results, we now have another doctor with wide open eyes. isn't it a great feeling to know that you have stopped high blood sugar from destroying your body?
Spiro here
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Post by spiro on Jul 26, 2015 19:34:08 GMT -5
Blindhog,
Those are pretty impressive numbers for just your second dose. The best has yet to come. Please keep sharing your results, We are a bunch of curious, but very supportive group of folks. Spiro has learned a ton about diabetes from reading this board.
Spiro here, Diabetics should have no fear, because Afrezza is here.
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Post by spiro on Jul 24, 2015 19:47:05 GMT -5
blindhog1,
Welcome to the elite club of Type 2 Diabetics lucky enough to be on Afrezza. spiro can't wait to see how great you will soon be doing on Afrezza.
Spiro here, at 4300 ft in NC, with poor cell service and even worse internet service.
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Post by spiro on Jul 17, 2015 21:43:27 GMT -5
It looks looks like some people on this thread are struggling to find answers. Spiro will try to help you guys out without gloating to much. You guys need to forget about the Type 1's, the real market for Afrezza is the over 20 million Type 2's who haven't heard about Afrezza yet. To put it simply, Afrezza will save a Type 2's pancreas from getting weakened or destroyed by oral medications. Spiro is amused when he hears some of the stories out there that Afrezza has spontaneously stopped working well. Good grief, it's human insulin, since when does human insulin stop working? Can someone tell these Type 1's, it's the disease. Diabetes is a nasty sucker, it is affected by a lot of factors during a diabetics daily routine. Things like stress, fatigue, exercise or a sudden change in diet can all influence glucose levels. Afrezza will never stop working, it will only start working better as the diabetic learns how to manage his disease better using Afrezza. Spiro has the pleasure of seeing how great Afrezza works everyday. Today, pre-dinner BG 96. 60 + carb dinner, 4 units Afrezza, 1 hr. BG 124, 2 hr, BG 84 3 hr, BG 86. Afrezza is taking the stress off of Spiro's pancreas during phase 1 digestion. It sure seems like Spiro's pancreas is cranking out a lot more insulin now, than it was 5 month's ago. That large piece of red velvet cake with butter-creme icing was incredible after dinner tonight.
Someway, somehow and hopefully someday Sanofi will get the message out to Type 2 diabetics. it's a quite simple message, early intervention in treating your Type 2 diabetes with Afrezza will save your pancreas, nerve endings, eyesight, liver, spleen and kidneys. Of course they can't say that, but isn't that what happens when your blood sugar is at normal levels? Uncontrolled diabetes is a nasty sucker, it destroys your body, system by system until your quality of life is gone. It's a slow death and it will come earlier than it should have.
Spiro here, not happy with the RX numbers, but there's always next Friday.
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Post by spiro on Jul 15, 2015 10:13:28 GMT -5
Holy Toledo, This could mean that Mrs. Spiro is a doctor too, Spiro hopes she is not an Endo.
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Post by spiro on Jul 14, 2015 17:10:34 GMT -5
Ashiwi,
You can't submit a response to a SA article filled with 4 letter words and it doesn't matter how many times you try. I hope you didn't do any surgeries after reading that nonsense.
Spiro here
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Post by spiro on Jul 13, 2015 17:38:41 GMT -5
Mannmade and the Baba are difficult to debate against, they must both be lawyers. Actually Spiro likes to compare shorts to the government of Greece. They are both experts at paying exceptionally high interest rates on their debt or borrowed shares. Central Coast has presented a very strong rationale for the problems facing the shorts. It is Spiro's position that major institutional holders like Vanguard, Blackrock and Fidelity, among others have the shorts by their cajones. Spiro is much more fixated on the increasing institutional holders rather than on the now decreasing short holders. The large interest charges have been very painful for the shorts during the past year, particularly since Jan 1 of 2015. While the managers at Vanguard, Blackrock, Fidelity and Ashiwi's have a big grin their faces every month when they get their interest checks. Ok, Spiro has a small grin on his face He has used his free money from the shorts to buy 80 Jan 2016, $5 and $5.50 calls.
Spiro here, awaiting good news on the convertible debt issue. ( Hopefully Good News )
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Post by spiro on Jul 12, 2015 9:47:14 GMT -5
Now, about this alleged pumping issue. Spiro would like to know if it is considered pumping if one shares plain old hard factual information on Afrezza's effectiveness? Today Spiro woke up with a FBG of 99. He then consumed 2 scrambled eggs with 2 slices of American cheese, 2 sausage patties 1 Cuban pastelitos de guayaba ( mucho delicioso ) and a cup of coffee for breakfast. Four units of Afrezza and 2 hours later, Spiro just recorded another 99. Spiro's liver, pancreas and kidneys, along with all of his other body parts would like to thank Afrezza from the bottom of their depleted cells. They have been asking Spiro for weeks now, " What the hell took you so long? "
Spiro here, turning up the pump?
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