A GLP-1 derivative is provided including an amino acid sequence of GLP-1
(7-35) having deletion, substitution and/or addition of one or more amino
acids and having Waa-(Xaa)n-Yaa (in which Waa is Arg or Lys, Xaa is Arg
or Lys, n is an integer of 0 to 14, and Yaa is Arg, Arg-NH.sub.2, Lys,
Lys-NH.sub.2 or Hse) added to the C-terminus of the peptide having a
GLP-1 activity. These derivatives are highly absorbable via a mucous
membrane. The GLP-1 derivative can be conferred with resistance to
dipeptidyl peptidase IV by substituting amino acid 8 in its GLP-1 amino
acid sequence with Ser, or with resistance to trypsin by substituting
amino acids 26 and 34 with Gln and Asn, respectively.The absorption
efficiency of the GLP-1 derivatives via mucous membranes can be further
improved by preparing a composition using a charge-regulated fat emulsion
regulated to be negatively charged thereon.