afreza, an inhalable diabetes treatment developed by california-based mankind got backing from a fda panel for type one and type two diabetes today. the inhaler, which can fit in your palm, is meant to be a more convenient, less painful alternative to injections. >> we heard over and over again how difficult the times diabetics have controlling their disease. and why we need new tools and better tools. >> reporter: despite today's win, afreza still has a way to go before becoming available to patients. the treatment still needs fda approval and a partner to commercially launch the drug. perhaps most importantly, it still needs to win over patients and doctors. >> in the treatment of diabetes and obesity, what we see is a market that is built on years of foundation. because of that it can be very difficult to move. there's a lot of inertia in the practices. >> reporter: afreza isn't the first to develop an inhalable version of insulin. pfizer released its own version no in 2006. critics say the inhaler was bulky there were concerns about dosing requirements and marketing wasn't enough

the panel says afreza did not appear as beneficial for adults with type 1 diabetes, but it was clearlyctive for those with the more common type 2. they voted 13-1 to recommend approval and unanimously backed it with those with type 2, adding longer-term studies will be needed for side effects. the stock did trade higher on the news. because typically the full fda will do what the panel recommends. >> that is the case. >>> coming, we're going to talk about amazon. is it about to make another bold move? we explore that next. >>> and today is autism awareness today. pulitzer prize-winning author ron susskind is going to tell us about his family's 20-year struggle with autism. how he's used his son's love of disney movies to communicate with him. this is one of these remarkable stories. i beg you, keep watching this because i can't get over it. i read the book and it's amazing. we're back in a moment. aflac. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at golf. but he was great at getting my claim paid fast. how fast? mine got paid in 4 days