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Published online 6 February 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010208-6
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Promising first breaths for insulin inhaler
Inhaling insulin may sound convenient -- but injecting it is probably still safer and more effective.
The chorus of voices hailing a new needle-less insulin delivery device grew louder today with the release of a second study in as many days suggesting that a hand-held inhaler could replace the daily needle injections that most diabetics need to control their blood sugar levels.
The inhaler, which converts powdered insulin into a fine mist breathed directly into the lungs, controlled blood sugar levels well in a small group of patients with type II (adult onset) diabetes, William Cefalu at the University of Vermont and his colleagues at the University of Miami report in the Annals of Internal Medicine1.
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