What is it about?

For diabetics, oral insulin seems a more compliant and more convenient method of administration. This paper summarized recent progress of oral insulin and the pharmacokinetic profile of related administrations, providing valuable reference material for future research.

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Why is it important?

Invasion is the main drawback of the currently used insulin injection therapy. We summarized the current status of oral insulin. It would be a significant breakthrough in changing the lifestyle of millions of people with diabetes worldwide.

Perspectives

I hope that people can pay more attention to diabetes and our own health. Diabetes has become a serious worldwide problem. At present, the most standard route is subcutaneous injection. Oral insulin would bring great convenience to people.

Jingjing Chen
China Pharmaceutical University

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This page is a summary of: Progress of Oral Insulin and Related Drug Delivery Systems and their Pharmacokinetics, Current Drug Metabolism, September 2018, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1389200219666180523101434.
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