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Why do diabetics receive insulin subcutaneously by infection rather than orally?
Heitzi09
[Because it gets in your system faster than having to take a pill and wait for the pill to dissolve.]
Although this is probably also true, I think the main reason is that insulin is a protein molecule, which mean if you took it in pill-form your digestive system would break it down before it had a chance to be absorbed and get to work.
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∙ 15y agoBecause injecting into the bloodstream means that it will take effect faster than it would if it was absorbed orally.
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