You think you gave yourself too much or not enough insulin. Your injections are very painful. You see blood or clear fluid on your injection site more than 1 time after you inject insulin. You have questions about how to give the injection. You cannot afford to buy your diabetes supplies....
Insert the needle into the rubber stopper of the cloudy insulin bottle. Push the plunger down to inject air into the bottle (this allows the insulin to be drawn more easily). Do not withdraw the insulin into the syringe at this time. Take the needle out of the bottle. Draw the required...
A good tip for picking a place to inject subcutaneous shots is the clock method. Imagine your belly button as the center of a clock, with 12 pointing up toward your head. For each injection you give yourself, you move to the next hour on the clock. Rotating injection sitesis important. ...
INSULIN INJECTION SITES: CHOOSE THE BEST SITE FOR YOU Using Lantus doesn’t have to be difficult, but it does take practice. Your doctor or a member of your healthcare team will show you how. Important Information For Use Inject into the less sensitive layer of fatty tissue just under ...
Effective insulin injection technique is essential to ensure optimal management of diabetes. Those who administer insulin should understand how it works, in particular its link to blood glucose levels. This article outlines how to administer an insulin injection, including: the competencies healthcare ...
Self-administration of insulin by people withdiabetesis always an injection in the fatty tissue under the skin (subcutaneous), and never intravenous. How do you give intravenous insulin therapy? Intravenous insulin therapy for managing hyperglycemia requires a well-coordinated protocol in place and comb...
This article explains how needles and syringes are sized. It also provides some helpful tips for choosing the right size for the injection you need to give yourself. Verywell / Gary Ferster How to Face Your Fears of Self-Injection Syringe Sizes ...
CAPTION:Inspect the medicine to make sure it is NOT cloudy, discolored, or has particles in it. 02:04-02:11 [Basic images of front and back of human body; abdomen and thighs are highlighted on the image labeled “Front”] WOMAN: I know I can give myself Trulicity in my belly or th...
The U-100 vial holds a volume of 10 mL Also be sure to include: Starting dose (units per day) Titration information Separate prescription for pen needles (if necessary) Indications and Usage for Tresiba®(insulin degludec) injection 100 U/mL, 200 U/mL ...
1 receptor it causes an increase in our body’s production of insulin in response to food. When Bydureon is given by injection into the upper thigh once a week, it binds to the GLP-1 receptor, stimulating insulin release from the beta cells of the pancreas whenever we eat.Continue reading...