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What is the most common way to administer insulin?
The most common route of insulin administration is subcutaneous insulin injections. There are many ways to deliver insulin subcutaneously such as vials and syringes, insulin pens, and insulin pumps.
Where do you administer insulin?
There are several areas of the body where insulin may be injected:
- The belly, at least 5 cm (2 in.) from the belly button. The belly is the best place to inject insulin.
- The front of the thighs. Insulin usually is absorbed more slowly from this site.
- The back of the upper arms.
- The upper buttocks.
How and when do you administer insulin?
Timing. Insulin shots are most effective when you take them so that insulin goes to work when glucose from your food starts to enter your blood. For example, regular insulin works best if you take it 30 minutes before you eat.
Can insulin be administered IM?
Using the perpendicular injection technique lean diabetic patients may often inject insulin intramuscularly (IM).
Why do we administer insulin?
Human insulin is used to control blood sugar in people who have type 1 diabetes (condition in which the body does not make insulin and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood) or in people who have type 2 diabetes (condition in which the blood sugar is too high because the body does not produce or use …
What should nurse do before administering insulin?
Before administering the insulin, wash your hands, put on gloves, and clean the injection site with an alcohol swab. Now you’re ready to inject the insulin, choosing between two injection techniques: inserting the needle into the skin at a 90-degree or at a 45-degree angle.
Where injection is given?
They are traditionally given in the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock, but some intramuscular injections can also be given in the thigh or upper arm. Muscles are vascular – they have a good supply of blood vessels – which means that medications given into the muscle are absorbed quickly.
Why insulin is given subcutaneously?
The preferred tissue space for insulin injection is the subcutaneous layer, which is the fat layer just below the dermis and above the muscle1; it offers slow, stable and predictable absorption, whatever the fat tissue depth2. Stable and predictable absorption of insulin will support optimal blood glucose control.