Insulin Pills Instead of Injections?

Many people around the world have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is when your body doesn't produce enough insulin . Type 1 is when your body stops producing it because of Auto- Immune Disorder. Type 2 can be cause by obesity, your body doesn't use the insulin properly anymore. Insulin's purpose is to deliver glucose from blood to cells. It unlocks cells, and allows sugar to be taken up from blood causing a hormonal shape change. Unfortunately, scientist are unsure what the shape looks like. If they can figure out what it looks like they could create a new, less complex form of insulin not using proteins. They could create a pill instead of a shot or injection that goes straight into your blood stream. It would also be non- perishable. If scientist can understand the chemical bonds it will help in finding out what the shape looks like!
The Scientist have figured out a way to strengthen the chemical bonds in insulin, even at warm temperatures. Before, if insulin was above 40 degrees Fahrenheit, it would become inactive. It was kept cold because of the weak chemical bonding. They figured out how to make it stronger by using chemical reactions, the unstable bonds are now carbon based.
The pill would be so helpful in diabetes management. It would also be great because pills are more beneficial, convenient and less painful then pumps or injections. Everyday more and more people are being diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. It would be so great if they could figure out how to make it into a pill!



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"Strengthening the Chemical Structure of Insulin Can Lead to Future Non-Perishable Insulin Pills." Popular Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2013.