1.   He said that as soon as he started taking the inhaled insulin, his blood sugar levels began to normalize.

2.   His favorites include Belmont-based Inhale Therapeutics, which is developing an inhaled insulin product.

3.   It is working with Pfizer Inc. to develop the first inhaled insulin product that both companies hope to have approved by the FDA next year.

4.   Patients taking the inhaled insulin were more likely to have mild coughs.

5.   Pfizer and Inhale are developing inhaled insulin products that combine the drug in a powder or wet form with a pump or breathing device known as an inhaler.

6.   Several other companies, like Eli Lilly, are working on inhaled insulin products.

7.   The inhaled insulin, Exubera, is still experimental and has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

8.   The results were encouraging to the companies seeking to replace the three to four daily injectable insulin shots with inhaled insulin.

9.   Recent studies have shown that inhaled insulins being developed several companies could be an effective alternative to injections.

10.   The company also said tests were continuing on Exubera, which is inhaled insulin for the treatment of diabetes.