INHALE-3 and Diabetes Tech Updates, with Grazia Aleppo, MD

At the 84th American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, INHALE-3 was among the trials to take center stage. A phase 4 trial comparing the use of inhaled insulin (Afrezza) against standard care, results demonstrated use of inhaled insulin, in addition to insulin degludec, was associated with improved HbA1c in patients with type 1 diabetes, with an improvement of 0.5% or greater observed among 21% of those on inhaled insulin and 5% of those with usual care. At the meeting, study investigator Grazia Aleppo, MD, professor of Medicine and director of the Diabetes Center at Northwestern University, joined hosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, for a discussion on the trial, results, considerations for practicing clinicians, and next steps for research. In the latter portion of the episode, Aleppo, who serves on the guideline writing committee for the ADA Standards of Care discusses recent updates in diabetes technology. Chapters 00:47 - Intro 01:15 - INHALE-3 08:00 - Reasons for Participating 10:40 - Results in AID Users 17:01 - Updates in Diabetes Technology

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