Open up and say Ahhhhhh to Oral Insulin

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Drugs, Research, Products

Generex's flagship product, Oral-lyn^TM, is an oral insulin spray for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Their technology permits the delivery of insulin through the oral cavity (with no deposit in the lungs). Whatever you do, don't call it an inhaler.

Oral-lyn^TM is a liquid form of human insulin that is absorbed through the buccal mucosa. Say that three times, fast. It is delivered through the RapidMist^TM device, which looks a lot like an inhaler. But because this device limits absorption to the mouth, there is no entry into the lungs. The rich vascularity of the buccal mucosa allows for much faster absorption of insulin and a shorter total duration of activity which makes Oral-lyn^TM an ideal mealtime insulin, as it can be conveniently administered immediately prior to meals with little prospect of hypoglycemia. Oral-lyn^TM can be used as a preventative agent by people with pre-diabetes to delay the onset of diabetes and by patients with type-2 diabetes to delay the onset of insulin dependence and the complications associated with diabetes.

Generex Oral-lyn^TM is expected to lead to an enormous improvement in the quality of life, with the elimination of pain and a significant increase in convenience. This will result in improved compliance with a relative decrease in complications and a significant reduction in the costs associated with treating them. Knowing now that you can non-invasively continuously monitor your blood sugars, patch on your basal rate, and puff (but not inhale) for your meals - I'm going to do my share of screaming from the hilltops to get these devices the attention they warrant.

Dear Mister FDA, please don't give any of these potential pipeline treatments any shenanigans. They deserve a bedtime story and a kiss on the forehead for the promise they bring to us in the cold, weary world of diabetes. Oh yeah-- and please put a little hustle in it! Yours truly, Allie B

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