The “wish list”, or holy grail for diabetics who prick their finger several times a day to measure their blood sugar usually involves two things: a way to check their blood sugar without painful finger pricks, and taking a pill instead of an insulin shot.
Work is continuing on both fronts, with oral insulin still elusive–but progressing with a recent trial by New York-based Oramed Pharmaceuticals, as well as oral insulins under testing by Diabetology and Diasome.
