Posted by Curtis Lomax on February 02, 2001 at 15:52:48:
In Reply to: Re: Inhaled Insulin posted by Rod Potter on February 02, 2001 at 06:13:30:
I have toured the Inhale Therapeutics research facility and I used to work with the Director of Product Development. All this, years before I was introduced to diabetes by my daughter. Little did I know.
Some factors that are interesting.
The powdered form seems to be stable at room temperature for about 2 yrs. I through out a lot of pretty full bottles.
Another engineer there claims to have found a way to let EVERYONE inhale the insulin the same.
He also claims that the response is closer to natural insulin from the Pacreatically unchallenged (PUC)then Humalog.
Now, I don't have a clear vision of how it will come to be used in the real marketplace. And I have some reservations about how it will match up to the pump.
I don't think they have long acting insulin yet, so until then it will not replace all shots.
It may be great for type IIs.
Curtis Lomax