Insulin patches are being developed for insulin delivery. An insulin patch aims to painlessly deliver insulin through the skin similar to how transdermal patches such as nicotine patches or muscle pain relief patches work. Insulin patches would present the chance for people on insulin therapy to take insulin without needing to put needles or cannulas (the very thin tube that delivers insulin into the body from insulin pumps) into the body.
An insulin patch works by being placed on the skin and agents within the patch help insulin to pass through the skin and then into the bloodstream. An insulin patch contains a set dose of insulin that is absorbed over a number of hours. Different types of insulin patches have been developed to release insulin more quickly to counteract rises in blood sugar following meals (bolus insulin patches) and other insulin patches have been developed to…
