Insulin pill is 'on the horizon'
BBC NEWS | Health | Insulin pill is 'on the horizon': "An insulin pill made from a chemical found in shrimp shells is being developed by Taiwanese scientists.
Researchers are looking for alternatives to the daily injections faced by people with diabetes.
The team from the National Tsing Hua University has found a 'nanoparticle' shell that can protect the drug from being destroyed by stomach acid.
However, the doses currently needed to work in rat experiments far exceed those normally given to diabetics.
Insulin is needed by the body to stop the levels of sugar in the bloodstream getting too high./.../"
Researchers are looking for alternatives to the daily injections faced by people with diabetes.
The team from the National Tsing Hua University has found a 'nanoparticle' shell that can protect the drug from being destroyed by stomach acid.
However, the doses currently needed to work in rat experiments far exceed those normally given to diabetics.
Insulin is needed by the body to stop the levels of sugar in the bloodstream getting too high./.../"
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