To ensure proper absorption and prevent skin issues like lipohypertrophy, it’s important to rotate insulin injection sites regularly, keeping about an inch between each site. When injecting insulin, ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: For individuals managing diabetes, insulin must be administered into the subcutaneous tissue—the layer of fat located between the skin and muscle. This tissue, also called ...

Injection aids are developed to make the delivery of insulin less painful and easier to administer. This aspect of diabetes management can be difficult if you have a phobia of needles, issues with ...

Remove the plastic cap from the insulin bottle. Roll the bottle of insulin between your hands two to three times to mix the insulin. Do not shake the bottle, as air bubbles can form and affect the ...

Diabetes Surgery leads to hormonal changes that make the patient's insulin becomes effective. It is usually considered in poorly controlled diabetics. Insulin must stay between 2-8 C/36-46 F in the ...

Syringe use is the most common method of taking insulin. You can inject insulin on the fatty layer of your skin. You can also use insulin pens and pumps. According to your sugar needs, you can decide ...

Diabetics may soon be able to inhale their daily insulin instead of having to inject it. Many people afflicted with the disease must have three or more daily insulin injections to control their ...

Missed insulin injections are much more of a pain than the injections themselves and can cause a headache as to what effect a late injection will have and what dose should be administered. We look at ...