I’m a type 1 and have been doing this four the past 20 years. However, three years ago I switched over to an insulin pump, the wireless Omnipod. I also wear a constant glucose monitor from Dexcom. It sure beats having to get shots all the time. I still have to insert the cannula, a flexible needle-like tube, but it stays in place from anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks.
Both are a godsend! I am very brittle and by programming my pod I insure specific dosages of insulin as it is needed. The Dexcom tells me when I’m too high or low, and I either have the pod deliver more insulin or I eat/drink something when I get too low. In my case, it means I won’t die in the middle of the night due to low blood sugar.
I’m not sure I’d even want to go to the breathable insulin, as I couldn’t program it, but have to remember.
A lot of folks have ditched their pumps and use Afrezza instead.