There is little doubt that when diabetes remedies involve the administration of insulin, the premier mode of delivery is the subcutaneous injection. A bane of existence to children and those who simply cannot get used to the idea of injecting themselves every single day with a life giving substance, thus far there has been little in the way of an alternative. Fortunately, researches are working on alternate solutions that might make the supplementation of insulin just a little easier.

When diabetes remedies involve the administration of insulin, it is important to understand the underlying reasons. For example, consider that the efficacy of insulin is measured in the amount of time it will remain within the body to provide the function the insulin normally would have provided. There are different forms of insulin on the market, some of which will act within minutes but are of short overall duration while others take hours to show any appreciable effect on the blood glucose levels, but will remain active for an entire day.

The introduction of insulin into the body as one of the premier diabetes remedies is usually done with a sterile syringe. This permits for a certain level of flexibility when it comes to meal planning and the strict adherence to a meal schedule is not always necessary of enforced. Since real life does not happen on a schedule, it is only natural and normal that there will need to be some flexibility when it comes to mealtimes as well. Patients may inject themselves with their insulin following a meal or at the same time as ingesting their food, and when the kind of insulin is chosen that will remain active for a long period of time, this procedure is needed only once per day.

An alternative is the insulin pump. Unlike the generic administration of insulin with the help of a syringe at specified times during the day, this method permits the patient to administer the insulin via catheter. The advantage of this method is seen in the ability to adjust the dosage depending on the foods ingested and also the time that the meal is enjoyed. Diabetes symptoms are often well controlled with the pump. It is known as the basal bolus regimen and some patients truly swear by it as being far easier on their systems as a whole and also prevent an unanticipated spike in blood glucose levels that could have been avoided with a quick supplementation of insulin at a certain time. The downside, interestingly enough, also rests in the catheter in that it presents an opening in the body's skin and thus a potential point of entry for infectious bacteria.

There has been talk of administering the substance via an inhaler, but thus far this is only an experimental option currently investigated overseas. It is unclear if the problems found are germane to difficulties in dosing it correctly or ensuring that enough of the substance actually enters the blood stream rather than make it into the atmosphere. Since this may lead to dangerous situations for those subject to frequent glucose spikes, more testing is needed to refine the process.