In three years’ time, diabetics could be inhaling their insulin rather than
injecting it. Inhale Therapeutic Systems of San Carlos, California, says a
three-month clinical trial of its inhaled dry-powder aerosol system has
controlled levels of blood glucose as effectively as a regimen of injected
insulin. The aerosol worked with both juvenile-onset and adult-onset diabetes.
ITS says the 121 patients “significantly favoured inhaling over injecting
insulin”.
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