I friend of mine who uses Afrezza was wondering about needing a lot more of it at times. I thought I’d post this question here, since I have not used it very much myself (only very limited use by me).
Can smoking affect Afrezza’s absorption, and make you need more?
I thought you can’t smoke to be eligible to get it.
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I friend of mine who uses Afrezza was wondering about needing a lot more of it at times. I thought I’d post this question here, since I have not used it very much myself (only very limited use by me).
Can smoking affect Afrezza’s absorption, and make you need more?
[/quote]Even Afrezza doesn’t know the answer to this. They do say “•It is not known if AFREZZA is safe and effective for use in people who smoke. AFREZZA is not for use in people who smoke or have recently stopped smoking (less than 6 months).” Your friend should quit one or the other, and check with his or her doctor. Lungs are not something that are easy to transplant, and being a smoker is not going to make getting on the list very easy.
at times haven’t people experienced the same with RAA needing more than usual to get sugar down?
Thats the way diabetes is.
There is no good or bad amount , less or more insulin … There is only , take as much insulin as needed.
Hi Eddie.
I would guess smoking and Afrezza = really bad combination.
As it relates to your question - I’ve been using Afrezza since it came out and there are times that I need more to bring down my BS or cover a meal. This is no different than a RAA for me. The nicest part of Afrezza as it relates to this is the fact that it works so fast and I can see it on my CGM. So if I’m trending higher than I thought (over 140) then I puff a 4u cartridge and wait 15-30 min to see if it stops the rise. If the rise is stopped or it’s falling then I’m good. If it’s still rising, I will take another puff in the 45min to an hour range and repeat. Doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s very easy to manage with virtually no worry of a bottomed out extreme low.
LOL. Insofar as I can determine, smoking and anything is a bad combination.
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