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lizzie1hoops t1_iw6wchz wrote

Reply to comment by falubiii in Scientists are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their conditions. They have created a chemical “tag” that can be added to these drugs, allowing them to enter blood circulation via the intestines by giuliomagnifico

Right, for a type 1 diabetic it's difficult to see how this would work. If you use an insulin pump, it provides a basal rate of insulin delivery as well as bonuses, as needed. Would the idea be to take an oral long-acting insulin as well as pills of short-acting insulin as needed? At some point, this becomes a lot of pills.

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