# Oramed Oral Insulin? **URL:** \ **Category:** D-News\ **Created:** [February 21, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718 "2019-02-21T02:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/1 "2019-02-21T02:36:13Z")
Based on the Seeking Alpha article, oral insulin might actually be financially feasible, but will it actually come to market and when? Seeking Alpha: The Math Behind Oramed’s Oral Insulin Suggests It’s Economically Viable. [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4242436-math-behind-orameds-oral-insulin-suggests-economically-viable](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4242436-math-behind-orameds-oral-insulin-suggests-economically-viable) ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/2 "2019-02-21T03:00:41Z")
So this looks like a way to get the Type 2’s on insulin sooner to try and prevent further degradation of their pancreatic system. Good idea, I guess this is assuming there is a big hurdle for patients learning and using a basal bolus injection regimen. ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/3 "2019-02-21T03:14:45Z")
IMHO since many Diabetics get little or no nutritional education to try and mitigate the effects of high bgs, I think the less is more approach is sadly needed. I also think that there are many insulin Dependant Ds that have rarely adjusted their Insulin without a Dr telling them to - sort of like the “I take a pill and don’t worry about it” crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/4 "2019-02-21T16:33:24Z")
The model does not appear super convincing to me though. Did you notice it is human insulin? And you have to use 7x as much as injected human insulin, so the cost is practically the same as fast-acting biosimilars, but you get the peaking action of human insulin, with the additional slow-down (I think—not 100% sure there) of oral ingestion. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/5 "2019-02-21T16:37:59Z")
Correct, but it appears to me that the goal is to get people on insulin sooner, which must mean they think the barrier is the injection, or the calculations required to do that. If they succeed the number of people on insulin therapy will increase, so that may be where they think their market niche is. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/6 "2020-03-05T05:04:07Z")
Here’s an update on the original post: > **[Diabetic Patients Get Ready: An Oral Insulin Capsule That May Soon Be On The...](https://apple.news/A1F4BQaHBQTi12mHybVXrpQ)** > > This new development, which signals the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of type 2 and type 1 diabetes, might be the game-changer that revolutionizes the treatment of diabetes. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/7 "2020-03-06T02:49:12Z")
Kind of neat, seems like it would make more sense for a type 2, but always good to have options. ---
**Author:** ![Boerenkool](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/boerenkool/32/6307_2.png) [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oramed-oral-insulin/6718/8 "2020-03-06T18:58:39Z")
I agree that makes more sense for type 2s. The dosage inflexibility makes it less attractive for me as a type 1.