Skip to content
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Menu
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Happy News

Cream For Diabetics Will END Painful Injections Forever

Scientists have achieved what was long assumed impossible by developing a topical insulin treatment that delivers the hormone through skin cream, potentially spelling an end to the invasive needles that millions of people with diabetes rely on for daily injections. The breakthrough came from researchers at Zhejiang University in China who engineered a clever delivery system using a polymer called OP that changes properties based on the skin’s natural pH gradient, which starts slightly acidic at the surface and rises toward neutrality in deeper layers. The polymer has a positive charge on the skin’s surface that allows it to stick to skin lipids, but at neutral pH it loses that charge and releases, by which point it has slipped through the skin barrier carrying insulin molecules that are normally too large and water loving to penetrate the oily outer layers.

In tests on human skin models and diabetic mice, the treatment brought blood glucose concentrations to normal levels within an hour with efficacy on par with insulin injections, then maintained stable levels for 12 hours. When tested on diabetic minipigs who are biologically more similar to humans, the results were comparable with blood glucose levels dropping to normal within two hours and remaining stable for the same 12 hour period. Once inside the body, the insulin accumulates in key glucose regulating tissues including the liver, fat, and skeletal muscles where cells take up the treatment and release the insulin inside, activating insulin receptors and enhancing glucose uptake just like injected insulin but in a more sustained manner that results in a smoother, more prolonged effect. The researchers found no signs of inflammation suggesting minimal harmful side effects, and the system may even work with other drugs including peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids, meaning that this pain free, easy to do at home treatment could revolutionize not just diabetes care but the entire field of drug delivery for conditions that currently require frequent injections.

PrevPreviousWhat This Mom Noticed In A Diaper Changed EVERYTHING
NextLost Bach Music Played For First Time In 320 YEARSNext

Recent Articles

Happy News

This New Underwater Fossil Discovery is 512 Million Year Old

February 6, 2026

Paleontologists have unearthed a treasure trove of fossils from 512 million years ago including 90 species previously unknown to science. The discovery comprises 153 different species from 16 major animal groups including sponges, arthropods and bizarre segmented apex predators known as radiodonts that make up a complex food web, dating

Read More
Happy News

What Makes Some Dogs GENIUS Word Learners

February 6, 2026

Scientists have discovered that some exceptionally skilled dogs called gifted word learners can quickly remember the names of toys, and new research reveals the key factor behind their unusual ability isn’t about curiosity but about their relationship with humans. Animal behaviorist Andrea Sommese of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Read More
Happy News

How Our Voices Affect Dog Behavior

February 6, 2026

Hearing a human voice can affect a dog more than previously thought as new research suggests that angry or happy voices are linked to measurable changes in dogs’ balance, with angry voices often causing destabilizing effects that physically sway their bodies. Scientists led by Nadja Affenzeller at the University of

Read More
« Previous Next »
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 HappyNews.