[Nfbwv-talk] Diabetes Information

[Sheri Koch]

    That's interesting. 

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> On Jul 11, 2014, at 1:24 PM, "Smyth, Charlene R via Nfbwv-talk" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> FDA Approves Inhalable Form of Insulin
> The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a long-delayed inhalable diabetes
> medication to help patients control their blood sugar levels. The FDA cleared MannKind
> Corp.'s drug Afrezza, a fast-acting form of insulin, for adults with the most common
> form of diabetes that affects more than 25 million Americans.
> Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body either does not make enough insulin
> to break down the sugar in foods or uses insulin inefficiently. It can lead to blindness,
> strokes, heart disease or death. In type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the
> disease, the body does not use insulin properly. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed
> in children and young adults. In those cases, the body does not produce insulin.
> Afrezza, an insulin powder, comes in a single-use cartridge and is designed to be
> inhaled at the start of a meal or within 20 minutes of starting.
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