Ahem – I suppose ‘hands up’ might be a little too close to the bone on this subject. I saw this article a few days ago, and to be honest it didn’t really fill me with joy quite like the announcement about inhalable insulin a few years ago.

Apparently insulin suppositories are an area being explored for young children and older patients, who have trouble with injections. Which I suppose counts me out of the target market entirely. But I have to say – the improvements with diabetes which excite me are the ones which bring my life closer to the everyday person’s, not something which would see me having to run off to the toilet at restaurants to rectally insert my medication. Not really something you could do in your car or during a meeting, is it.