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Long-acting oral insulin tablet provides comparable glycaemic control to insulin glargine injection

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Peter Sayer, Alison Bloomer, and Eve Batt report from the 77th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Safe and effective oral insulin has been a long- sought after treatment option in diabetes research. As an alternative to routine insulin injections, an easy-to-take oral insulin tablet has the potential to increase patients’ medication compliance and may facilitate earlier initiation of insulin therapy. The study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of OI338GT, an oral insulin tablet, by comparing it to injectable insulin glargine. The study included 50 patients with type 2 diabetes, average age of 61 years and who had never

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