Study Finds Inhaled Insulin Effective in Type 1 Diabetes Miami,
FL (June 27, 2005) -- Scientists at the University of Miami
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine have announced that inhaled
insulin works just as well at controlling blood sugar levels as
injected insulin, suggesting that daily pre-meal insulin
injections may soon be a thing of the past for patients with
type 1 diabetes. The study’s findings are published in the July
issue of the journal Diabetes Care. In the six-month study, 328
patients with type 1 diabetes received their regular twice-daily
injections of long-acting insulin, and were randomized to
receive either inhaled insulin before each meal, or subcutaneous
regular insulin before each meal. “This research shows that
inhaled insulin before meals works exactly the same as injected
insulin before meals, even in people who do not make any insulin
on their own,” said Jay Skyler, M.D., professor of medicine at
the Diabetes Research Institute at the Miller School of
Medicine, lead investigator a