Technosphere Inhaled Insulin: Is Faster Better?

Pulmonary-delivered insulin is again a reality (1). The failure of the first inhaled insulin in 2007 showed that being radically different from what health care providers are used to, even when injections are avoided, can be problematic. The current product Technosphere inhaled insulin has addressed many of the prior concerns—a more convenient delivery device that is dosed in insulin units. Also, fear of lung toxicity or tumor development has...