Dan Abel > wrote:

> Insulin is a protein. As such, it is digested like any other protein.
> There is no way to get insulin into your body orally. It must be
> injected. Many diabetics would be very happy if there was some way to
> get insulin in an oral form. It's not fun sticking a needle in yourself.

It is ultimately a problem of galenics to get insulin through the
stomach undigested, to be then absorbed by the small intestine. No
revolutionary developments are neccessary to solve this problem and it
is just a question of time before oral administration becomes possible.

Besides, there are other ways to administer insulin orally. Presently a
new such drug is in the late stages of development. See, for example,
<http://www.drugdevelopment-technology.com/projects/oral-lyn/>.

Victor