Oral Insulin as a Future Therapeutic Strategy in Diabetes Management: Pharmaceutical Challenges and Translational Opportunities

Authors

  • Rehan Haider University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • Zameer Ahmed University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Hina Abbas Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shabana Naz Shah SBB Dewan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Geetha Kumari Das OPJS University, Rajasthan, India
  • Sambreen Zameer Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijasr.v4i3.209

Keywords:

Oral Insulin, Diabetes Mellitus, Drug Delivery Plans, Nanotechnology, Bioavailability, Drug Novelty

Abstract

Insulin therapy remains the essential of diabetes management; still, its parenteral presidency presents challenges, including weak patient compliance, dose-related discomfort, and variable glycemic control. Oral insulin has long been deliberated as an ideal alternative, as it mimics the corporeal route of intravenous insulin delivery through the entryway distribution, conceivably reducing minor hyperinsulinemia and hypoglycemic risk. Despite these benefits, spoken insulin development has been obstructed by meaningful pharmaceutical impediments, including concerns with atom and molecule degradation in the gastrointestinal area and restricted stomach permeability. Recent advances in drug delivery learning, nanotechnology, and biomaterials have renewed interest in oral insulin as a possible healing alternative. Various strategies in the way that nanoparticle encapsulation, pertaining to the stomach coatings, substances causing chemicals to split into simpler substances, inhibitors, permeation enhancers, and mucoadhesive methods have illustrated hopeful results in preclinical and early clinical studies. These approaches aim to preserve insulin from stomachic depravity, enhance epithelial transport, and develop bioavailability. This item supports a narrative review of current research efforts concentrated on spoken insulin incidents, highlighting drug sciences, translational challenges, and dispassionate implications. While oral insulin is not currently accessible for routine dispassionate use, continued integrative research suggests the possibility authorize its future integration into diabetes administration, contributing to improved patient adherence and corporal insulin

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2026-04-20

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