Endless Pursuit: Evolution of Insulin Administration

Title:Endless Pursuit: Evolution of Insulin Administration

Volume: 19 Issue: 9

Author(s): Caifeng Sun, Jiaojiao Yu, Kaiying Lin, Rubing Han and Liandong Hu*

Affiliation:

• School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding,China

Keywords: Drug delivery systems, diabetes mellitus, insulin delivery, oral insulin, insulin administration, review.

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic health condition affecting the steady state of blood sugar level. The usual method of administration is subcutaneous injection of insulin. There are several ways to subcutaneously inject insulin, such as syringes, insulin pens, and insulin pumps. However, subcutaneous injections of insulin can lead to discomfort, pain and local infection. This review focuses on traditional methods of insulin administration, non-invasive approaches, and new insulin therapy technologies, and the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches, as well as future development prospects are also discussed.

Cite this article as:

Sun Caifeng , Yu Jiaojiao , Lin Kaiying , Han Rubing and Hu Liandong *, Endless Pursuit: Evolution of Insulin Administration, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2018; 19 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201019666180918112922