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Insulin pill hope for
diabetics Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 00:03 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/6988394.stm - - - Excerpts: Diabetes patients could soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections, researchers have claimed. Experts at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen have found insulin can be covered by a coating which means it could eventually be taken orally. ... "Being able to take insulin orally would have a significant impact on the lives of many of these patients - not just eliminating the need for injec- tions, but also offering a much more convenient form of treatment." ... Other scientists have also been looking at ways to deliver insulin by mouth without it being degraded in the stomach. Taiwanese investigators are using a chemical found in shrimp shells to protect the drug. ... - - -
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