Q. Why can’t insulin be given orally to diabetic patients?
A) Human body will elicit strong immune response
B) It will be digested in Gastro-Intestinal (GI) tract
C) Because of structural variation
D) Its bioavailability will be increased
Explanation
[Solution by Claude - not from source] Insulin is a protein and would be digested by proteolytic enzymes in the GI tract, so it must be injected. Answer (2), as in the answer key.
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