Why isn't insulin effective if taken orally?

a. It is a very large molecule and cannot be absorbed
b. It requires a transport protein that the body doesn't have
c. It becomes "entangled" in the products of digestion in the intestines
d. It is a protein and would be destroyed by digestive enzymes


d

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