Insulin Pill to Manage Diabetes in the making
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An insulin pill being developed by a team of researchers led by an Indian American scientist at the University of California-Santa Barbara will make it easier to manage blood sugar for diabetics. "With diabetes, there is a tremendous need for oral delivery. People take insulin several times a day and delivery by needles is a big challenge," said professor Samir Mitragotri who specializes in targeted drug delivery.
The discomfort and pain insulin injections can pose is a huge barrier to compliance, said Amrita Banerjee, a post-doctoral researcher in the Mitragotri Lab. "It can lead to mismanagement of treatment and complications that lead to hospitalisation," she said.
A pill could circumvent the discomfort associated with the needle while potentially providing a more effective dose. "When you deliver insulin by injection, it goes first through the peripheral bloodstream and then to blood circulation in the liver," Mitragotri explained.
The discomfort and pain insulin injections can pose is a huge barrier to compliance, said Amrita Banerjee, a post-doctoral researcher in the Mitragotri Lab. "It can lead to mismanagement of treatment and complications that lead to hospitalisation," she said.
A pill could circumvent the discomfort associated with the needle while potentially providing a more effective dose. "When you deliver insulin by injection, it goes first through the peripheral bloodstream and then to blood circulation in the liver," Mitragotri explained.
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