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 ...

Self-mixing insulin requires a person to inject themselves with two types of insulin in one injection. A person can mix and inject insulin using a syringe. Insulin is a hormone that people use to ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A group of experts updated the FITTER insulin injection recommendations for the first time since 2016. The ...

An international expert panel has recently released a comprehensive set of recommendations for optimal insulin injection techniques and equipment. The group, called the Forum for Injection Technique ...

If you’re on insulin to treat type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it’s critical to know exactly how to use it. “Insulin can be a very dangerous drug if used improperly,” says Stanley Mathew, MD, an ...

(Reuters Health) - A warning for people who use insulin pens: Not shaking your NPH insulin pen before injecting can result in wide variations in your insulin level and blood sugar control, researchers ...

Diabetes patients who are sick of daily insulin shots may soon only have to inject themselves once a week. A year-long phase 3 clinical trial has shown that a weekly form of the hormone is just as ...

People with diabetes have more than a few hassles, particularly at meals. They not only have to measure their blood glucose levels and inject the right amount of insulin, but carry all the relevant ...