How did that fit in the baggie?
It must have been immediately obvious that the whole bag was bad, or if in a box, well, how?
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The rest of the bag was okay. And so far, the rest of the box seems okay too.
(They come in 10 syringes per bag, and 10 bags per box.)
I am taking a close look at them as I use them.
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Yep, they have to make them, pack them and ship them never with human involvement. So I guess that one would just about fit in the baggie; it’s got a little spare space end-to-end so the diagonal will accommodate it.
Why do we keep complaining about these things? What, on earth, is the point? It’s a manufacturing defect but if we actually had customer service they would happily have sent a whole new box.
What is the purpose of all our complaints when they have so little effect?
It is more than just a complaint, it’s sharing information.
Take a closer look at your syringes, FUDers!
Part of the reason we are here is to share things we have noticed.
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When I give myself a correction with an injection (while on Tandem - not cqi) I then disconnect from my pump & run that amt through the pump so it knows I received that insulin. Then I reconnect.
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Seems Affrezza is dispensed in various quantities (units - 3 different unit amounts that I’ve heard of). How does one decide which ones to have the doctor order? And how many of each?
Thank you!
CR
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For my use (only corrections so far and usually in the evening) I asked the endo to prescribe 4 units Affrezza as a post meal correction bolus three times daily. The paperwork says 4 units powder is equivalent to 2.5 units injected insulin. The available capsules are 4, 8, 12 units powder.
In hindsight I probably should have asked my endo to prescribe both the 8 unit capsules and the 4 unit, which probably would fit my doses a little better. If I am over bg 200 and steady I take 2 (4 unit) capsules, if over 200 and climbing I take 3 (4 unit) capsules.
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I’m not sure of the dosing method, but have listened to the TCOYD duo of Edelman and Pettus [name edited] about their use of it, (strong advocates). I suspect they have a video or article available on their use. Unfortunately, I can’t access it as yet as its not on DOD’s formulary so not available yet through their pharmacy benefit.
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Thank you, John!!
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Thank you, Tom!! Yes, watching a recent video of theirs got me trying to look for more info to present to my endo…. And I need to recheck my insurance formulary too!! I’ll look for what articles they may have!!
Thank you!
CR
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Do you intend to use Afrezza for regular meal boluses, or just for big corrections? In my case I wanted Afrezza to replace the “rage bolus” that I would take if I find my BG zooming up to the 200s, which happens either in case of poor absorption at the meal bolus infusion site, or if I severely underestimated the carb content of what I ate. In either case, I generally would take an 8u correction by syringe, so for the Afrezza I’d use the 12u cartridge. The result looks like this:
That’s a quick safe correction: after about an hour and 15 minutes it’s all done, unlike a sub-Q insulin bolus that continues lowering my BG for 5 or 6 hours.
I can’t take more than 1 Afrezza cartridge per day, because I find inhaling the dust to be irritating. The first one is ok, but it feels like I inhaled some dust. If I try a second one I’ll cough it out immediately after inhaling, and with a third it doesn’t even make it into my lungs, I cough it out as soon as it starts to reach my windpipe. I hear that many people acclimate to the inhalation with no issue, but I never did.
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Good points… I try to eat very low carb but if I don’t it can take several days to get my
bg down again. Or sometimes it hangs higher than desired for no obvious reason.
I sure like that bg drop!!!
Thanks for letting me know A may possibly irritate the airways. And thanks for your example for planning a dose amount!!
CR
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