A non-diabetice friend of mine came across an article/newsbroadcast about
and insulin patch being developed. She knew nothing more than this. Was
she dreaming or does anyone else aware of such research?
Michael Nielsen
University of Washington
Michael Nielsen <mniel…@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> A non-diabetice friend of mine came across an article/newsbroadcast about
> and insulin patch being developed. She knew nothing more than this. Was
> she dreaming or does anyone else aware of such research?
> Michael Nielsen
> University of Washington
Researchers at MIT reported being able to deliver insulin with a
skin patch and the aid of ultrasound. I think the latest issue of
Science mag may have an article about this. Human trials may begin
as soon as 6 months from now, I read. Here’s hoping!
> A non-diabetice friend of mine came across an article/newsbroadcast about
> and insulin patch being developed. She knew nothing more than this. Was
> she dreaming or does anyone else aware of such research?
> Michael Nielsen
> University of Washington
I heard that MIT has developed this patch and it uses some sort
of ultrasonic delivery system.
RW
In article <Pine.A32.3.91j.950814161751.59743D-100…@homer14.u.washington.edu> Michael Nielsen <mniel…@u.washington.edu> writes:
>A non-diabetice friend of mine came across an article/newsbroadcast about
>and insulin patch being developed. She knew nothing more than this. Was
>she dreaming or does anyone else aware of such research?
Yes, they exist. Yes, you can get them. The only problem with tem
is: how do you regulate the dosage?
that’s the only reason my family has avoided them, otherwise they
sound wonderful…
Al
In article <BOWERS.95Aug15112…@tifosi.dfrc.nasa.gov>,
Al Bowers <bow…@tifosi.dfrc.nasa.gov> wrote:
> In article <Pine.A32.3.91j.950814161751.59743D-100…@homer14.u.washington.edu> Michael Nielsen <mniel…@u.washington.edu> writes:
>
> >A non-diabetice friend of mine came across an article/newsbroadcast about
> >and insulin patch being developed. She knew nothing more than this. Was
> >she dreaming or does anyone else aware of such research?
>
> Yes, they exist. Yes, you can get them. The only problem with tem
> is: how do you regulate the dosage?
>
> that’s the only reason my family has avoided them, otherwise they
> sound wonderful…
Sorry Al, but I think you might be mistaking. The MIT group only
announced their results last week. They have only tried the technique
on hairless rats and human cadavers. No live human testing has even
started. They hope to start human trials in about 6 months. Before the
insulin patch will be available to the general public in the US, the
FDA has to approve them. Dosage regulation one of the many questions
that will have to be resolved.
Transdermal patches for other medications with small molecules (most
notibly nicotine) insulin have been available for some time. Also
Doctors have known that standard theraputic frequencies of ultrasound
(4-5 time the frequency to the new technique) increases transdermal
absorbtion of some medications like cortisone. Insulin and interferon
still have much bigger molecules than cortisone.
I think this technique has great potential, but there are still some
not so trivial hurdles to clear. So keep your fingers crossed.
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