Now get insulin from bubblegum
November 11 2009 | Times of India Bangalore
Diabetics who take regular insulin jabs could soon ditch the needle for a bublegum. Researchers are developing a gum that allows the medicine to be taken orally and then absorbed into the bloodstream.
November 11 2009 | Times of India Bangalore
Diabetics who take regular insulin jabs could soon ditch the needle for a bublegum. Researchers are developing a gum that allows the medicine to be taken orally and then absorbed into the bloodstream.
The reason why insulin and many other drugs cannot be swallowed is that they cannot survive the trip through the digestive system. They are destroyed by the acid bath in the stomach and the enzymes in the intestines.
But professor Tejal Desai of the University of California is designing devices that use tiny microscopic capsules to protect the drug and deliver it to the bloodstream, reports the Telegraph. They are so small they can dissolve in the saliva of the mouth and be swallowed without the patient noticing. AGENCIES
But professor Tejal Desai of the University of California is designing devices that use tiny microscopic capsules to protect the drug and deliver it to the bloodstream, reports the Telegraph. They are so small they can dissolve in the saliva of the mouth and be swallowed without the patient noticing. AGENCIES
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