A little less than a year, Exubera was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration or the United States Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of type 1 diabetes and in some cases of type 2 diabetes.
The big challenge was that, until recently, scientific evidence showed that the only way of administering insulin was skin, however, found that it can be absorbed by the blood without needles or syringes, using a inhaler similar to that used in treating asthma. With the approval of this drug makes a pattern in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Note that you can not replace all types of insulin, it will only be used in place of the so-called regular insulin, which is that rapidly absorbed by the bloodstream, with peak action almost immediately. Do not replace basal insulin or long-term, so that some people with type 1 diabetes need to inject further, depending on the opinion of the physician.
This new insulin delivery system is one of the most important advances for treating diabetes, which help people with type 1 diabetes require daily insulin injections are many quick to maintain optimum control of their glucose levels, but it also be an excellent alternative in the treatment of people with type 2 diabetes which tells insulin treatment but refuse to use it for fear of injections.
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