Moving from Tslim/Dexcom to Dexcom G6, Toujeo and Afrezza

[Katers87]

@RogerType1

my lung test decreased a little (100% to 85%) after 6 months

Did your doctor comment on this? That is concerning.

I did a spirometry test around 9 months after starting (and when I started), and I remained in range for my age. This test was discussed in this thread:

FEV1 test for Affrezza: best method, interpretation?

Entirely too much is being read into this… the spirometry is a joke. You breathe in and then breathe out into the measuring device as hard and as fast as you can. The expected value is pretty much a joke, they look at the curve instead. If the fev1 is less than 70% of expected value they have someone who actually knows what they’re talking about look at the curve and the ratios to other measurements … In meaningful context, the test was required to ensure that with long term use patients lun…

I wasn’t thrilled that the test is pretty wishy washy and doesn’t seem to prove much other than that your lung function isn’t compromised. Not a really valuable tool IMO.