Take Insulin

Different ways to take Insulin

• Taking insulin shots by syringes, it has a needle attached to a hollow tube filled with insulin, and it is press or injects into the skin by a plunger. This is the oldest and cheapest insulin injecting system.
• An insulin pen is a pen-like device with a needle and a cartridge of insulin. It is convenient and accurate insulin injecting system than syringes.
• An insulin infuser uses a small tube, which need to insert just beneath the skin and remains in place for several days. Insulin is injected into the end of the tube instead of through the skin. So that we can avoid piercing the skin, many times.
• Jet injectors are useful to deliver the dose of insulin, but they do it without using a needle to make a tiny hole. Jet of insulin is forces through the skin with pressure.
• Insulin auto injector has a special design for those who have difficulty injecting themselves; it automatically inserts the needle and injects the contents.
• An insulin pump is a small device, worn on a belt or in a pocket, which holds insulin. The pump connects to a needle through a plastic tube. The needle is inserts under the skin and stays in for several days. Pump automatically drips insulin through the needle under the skin.

Giving An Insulin Injection

• Giving An Insulin Injection
• There are several brands of disposable (throw away) insulin syringes that come in different sizes and lengths. The needle size is called its gauge. The larger the needle gauge number is, the thinner the needle will be. Different syringes are used for different insulin strengths. The most commonly used strength in the United States is U-100. U-100 insulin has 100 units of insulin per milliliter (ml or cc) of fluid. You should use a U-100 syringe if you use U-100 insulin. Another strength of insulin is U-500, which should be injected using a syringe called a tuberculin syringe. U-40 insulin is sold outside of the United States and should be injected using a U-40 syringe.
  
• The type of U-100 syringe you will use depends on the dose of insulin you need. If your insulin dose is 30 units or less, you would use a three-tenths (3/10) cc syringe. If your dose is 50 units or less, you would use a one-half (½) cc syringe. You would use a 1 cc syringe if your dose is up to 100 units. Using the right syringe helps you get the right dose of insulin.

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Insulin theraphy

INSULIN THERAPHY:

Hormone Insulin is necessary for effective conversion of glucose into energy, if the right amount of insulin is not secreted by their-own, then needs insulin therapy.

Insulin therapy help tips

• Each Insulin type works at a different pace, and most people have to use more than one kind to mimic their actual bodies system.
• Insulin types available: Rapid-acting insulin, Short-acting insulin, Intermediate-acting insulin, Long-acting insulin and Very long-acting insulin.
• Insulin analog commonly available is a vast range. Mostly, you need to use more than one kind to suit your individual requirement. Consult your doctor or diabetes educator and choose a best one individualized to you need.
• Depend upon individual body condition, lifestyle, food habits, and physical activity, design their insulin regimen for efficient blood-glucose control. Consult with your doctor for your insulin requirement as per your need.
• A Good insulin care starts with how properly the insulin is stored. Insulin does not work to its level when it is stored for too long or is exposing to extreme temperatures both high and very low. So learn the correct procedure and follow it for better blood-glucose control.
• Nowadays there are more choices for the ways to take insulin (Insulin injecting products), even the choices make us confusing to choose the opt one. Consult your diabetes educator and discuss which one is best suits you.
• Start your Insulin treatment by following procedure designed as per user’s experience and manufacturer’s suggestions for better diabetic care.
• Keep an eye on any sign’s indication either high or low glucose levels. You should know about hyperglycemia (very high blood-glucose – at or over 180 mg/dl), hypoglycemia (low blood-glucose – lower than 70 mg/dl).