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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2017 shares	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($) shares	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2017 shares	Jul. 01, 2013 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment amount under Insulin Supply Agreement \| €						€ 93.0
Supply Agreement expiration period					Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Supply Agreement renewal period					2 years	2 years
Fair value of shares sold with warrants				$ 44,700,000	$ 11,000,000
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares				$ 7.50
Number of warrant holders \| shares		4
Reclassification of warrant liability to additional paid-in capital		$ 1,900,000			1,893,000
Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shares sold in underwritten public offering \| shares	973,236
Shares issuable under warrants granted \| shares								1,292,510
A Warrants
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants expiration date				2018-05
B Warrants
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants expiration date				2018-11
Warrants exercisable date				2017-05
Registered Offering
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shares sold in underwritten public offering \| shares				9,708,737
Maximum \| A Warrants
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase of common stock \| shares				7,281,553
Maximum \| B Warrants
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase of common stock \| shares				2,427,184
Scenario Forecast
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment cancellation fees							$ 3,400,000
Scenario Forecast \| Before Amendment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment cancellation fees							$ 5,300,000
Supply Commitment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment obligation					500,000
Deerfield \| Milestone Rights Liability \| Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liability for milestone payments					$ 90,000,000				$ 90,000,000
Russell Ranch Road II LLC [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease monthly rental payments			$ 40,951
Percentage of annual increase in lease payment			3.00%
Lease expiration date			Dec. 31, 2022
Lease renewal option			5 years