Question

c) Read the hints given below and answer the question:

• Insulin is a protein.
• Many medicines are swallowed as tablets.

Explain what would happen to the insulin to the stomach if it was swallowed as a
tablet.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Insulin cannot be taken in a tablet form. If we swallowed insulin the digestive enzymes in our stomach would break it down before reaching our bloodstream. Therefore, all insulin must be injected into our body.

Answer 2

Answer:

nothing, it will go to our stomach and will be digested after sometime