Capsule summary (ha, ha): it’s a dissolving pill that “sprays” a drug like insulin or semaglutide into the wall of the small intestine, which allows for delivery without an injection. I’m marking this down as a clever idea that won’t move the needle (ha, ha again) on how most of us who take insulin actually treat ourselves, since who knows how long it will take the pill to hit your gut? Maybe useful for basal doses, I suppose. Real precision timing will have to wait for the suppository version 
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@needlesandmath That’s a very interesting development, but I agree with you timing is key for fast acting insulin’s vs food; the variability of people’s gut processes (even within the same person, depending on meal type) would be extensive. That said, it might have application for slow acting basal to much larger degree. Even then, the issue would likely be the need to have different pills for different dosages unless it was somehow tunable, and I wouldn’t want something inside me with more drug than what I needed; the potential for overdosing (driving me low in diabetes terms) unexpectedly is beyond my trust factor and probably most Endo’s, insurances. The method is intriguing, though for other meds!
