Well if you see hundreds of opinions on the subject I’d be happy to hear from them. In the meanwhile I don’t know where to find them.
I never said afrezza alone didn’t work well for me. I’ve said hundreds of times on this forum it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I said that in certain instances it works best for me to use a combination. To which you said that was pointless, to which I disagreed. I firmly believe I’m quite well equipped to determine what works best for me. Yes I’m type 1. And again I’m not suggesting that anyone else try what I’ve found works best for me, so I’m not sure what you’re referring to statistical significance for as it’s entirely irrelevant to the conversation.
I agree. As a matter of opinion. … I even think message boards are pointless for diabetes… because everyones bodies are effected differently so its asking people opinions of what worked for them that most likely won’t work for you. The only solution is for everyone to figure ot out on their own what works for them. What I mean by Statistically Significant is whether you three are Outliers. Eg. If a trial was done to test 100 people on what worked better… Afrezza on its own or Combined with a liquid insulin Bolus like Humalog, they would want to see the results of 100 people… not just three. They would say an opinion or test on only 3 people is statistically insignificant. Hopefully more get on Afrezza and post their experiences. I’m a big fan of figuring it out on my own… what works for me. So adios. … I’m out of here. Will check back on Afrezza posts in 6 months. I’m also considering no afrezza… and try that new Medtronic MiniMed 670G Insulin Pump with an Automated closed loop Basal. All options are open foe me. I’m not in love with Afrezza. If you stay in top of research. … there’s actually better insulins coming out. Smart Insulins. Google “North Carolina Smart Insulin Patch” they created a patch with actual insulin beta cell islets on the outer edge of the patch with transmitted through micro needles. It allows the islets to read blood sugars and release insulin through the micro needle transmitters and at the same time the bodies attacker T-Cells don’t recognize the islets because its not in your body. No anti rejection drugs etc. A disposable patch worn for a day or two. Big Pharma will be right on this to fund progress because its repeat money with patches. This will be the next best thing next to an implantable pouche cure or stemcell cures. So Afrezza is good… but technology is ready to leapfrog this. Sanofi is actually funding smart insulin research. Then there will be no bitttching on this message board on what works best. Lol. The Smart Insulin will handle it to a T. I hope the FDA does a fast track on that North Carolina Smart Insulin Patch.
Phew @RichardR that was a lot to take in . . . LOL.
Just to be clear - I really liked Tresiba but for some unknown reason I spike in the afternoon hours from 12-4pm so the variable basal option of the pump is ideal for me right now. Actually, the Medtronic pump I would think would be perfect for my situation. 2 problems with that though: 1. It’s a tubed pump which I don’t think I’d ever go back to and 2. My trust only lies with Dexcom at the moment.
Also as @Sam19 mentioned sometimes I bolus Afrezza with an extended Humalog bolus and it works wonderful. Sometimes I don’t. That’s the beauty of Afrezza - options, options, options.
To be honest Mike… I’m not happy with Tresiba. I believe all flat line basal insulins are flawed to treat Type 1 Diabetes because there’s dozens of factors that spontaneously throw basal blood sugars out of whack. Even with manual tweaking of basal of an insulin pump during different quadrants of the day is still not that great because I find my basal blood sugar swings at different times of the day vary and are unpredictable. I’m extremely excited to try this new Medtronic MiniMed 670G artificial basal! Actually. … its not technically labelled as a 100% pure closed loop because it doesn’t automate the bolus… however read Diatribes review on it. It says that it actually tells you how much bolus to give if turning too high too fast. So even though it doesn’t automatically bolus you… it does automatically alert you to manually bolus X amount of units. So if you follow the alerts… it pretty well is like a 100% Closed loop system! Believe me Mike… I hate tubes with a passion! But for an automated pump… I will live with it! Also… read the Diatribe review… it shows a smoother standard deviation. Its not only about the HbA1C… but a narrower max high to low volatility for less nerve damage. Many people on Afrezza (especially without CGM) have slip ups with spiking sugars and rely on Afrezza quick action to save the day. But damage to the nerves was already done for the fact it got so high to begin with. That artificial insulin pump smooths out the volatility and lowers the amount of hypoglycemia at the same time lowering HbA1. Also… regarding your trust of only Dexcom… in that Diatribe review… it showed the clinical trial results showed Medtronics new generation CGM is now only 10% error from Lab Results. Dexcom is 9% error from Lab Results. So clinically tested… they are both now similar accuracy. The key for any CGM I hear is to calibrate with a finger test when sugars are stable and not rising or dropping fast. The 15 minute lag is big when rising/dropping fast in blood sugar.
