Insulin Tablets

[PatsyB]

What are the tablets that am being told about that you take instead of injecting Insulin? have looked but can nto find a name for them....

 

[Antje77]

What are the tablets that am being told about that you take instead of injecting Insulin? have looked but can nto find a name for them....

There are no insulin tablets.
If you don't produce (enough) insulin you need injected insulin.

If you are producing insulin it can be that other meds are enough, there are many different diabetes medications.

 

[PatsyB]

I received an email saying there was a new pill that can be given instead of having injections sadly I deleted the email so will have to find out when I have my bloods done at the end of the month

 

[sgm14]

I don't think there is such a thing available on the market now.

See for example https://news.ubc.ca/2022/08/30/ubc-team-developing-oral-insulin-tablet-sees-breakthrough-results/

If they are still testing on rats, I think it will be a while before they are ready for testing on us (if that ever happens).

 

[Rachox]

I got the email too, just found it in my email bin! Here’s a link to the article:

‘Exciting results’ as new tablet offers oral alternative to insulin injections

Researchers have developed an insulin tablet that may be just as effective as taking the hormone via an injection. Previous tablets lose some of their ability to lower blood glucose as they travel through the digestive system, often accumulating in the stomach. The new pill is absorbed into the...

www.diabetes.co.uk

 

[Ronancastled]

This will be great for T2s, we can munch on these while having our weekly cheat meal.
Then our daily cheat meal . . . what could possibly go wrong

 

[Ushthetaff]

I’ve had diabetes that long now even if they do invent such a thing as an insulin tablet I would still take it via injection, I take enough tabs as it is ,and the size of pen needles these days they aren’t anything like painful , and as far as injecting in public it’s easy to hide it I don’t btw , if people have a problem with it ……. tough