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What is Insulin??? Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows the
body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the
food for energy or to store glucose for future use.
Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting
too high(hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia).
Why Insulin Important….
Injection storage… Room temperature- 15- 25 °C
Store in cool & dark places
Unused vials/cartridges – refrigerated
Frozen insulin – discard
Insulin should be taken out of refrigerator n kept at room
temp.( 30 min before use)
Check date of manufacturing
Avoid extreme temperatures- direct sunlight, kitchen, car,
top of television etc
Bad Insulin…
Correct Dose…is it really important? 40IU insulin – 40 IU syringe
40 IU – red capped, markings denote 1 unit
100 IU- orange capped, markings denote 2 unit each
High dose than requirement can cause hypoglycemia
Stepwise Injection Technique:
Wash hands properly.
If insulin is cloudy- roll
the bottle between hands
until uniformly cloudy.
Wipe the top of insulin bottle
with alcohol swab
Draw air into the syringe equal
to the dose of insulin to be
taken
Pierce the rubber stopper of
insulin vial at 90° angle &
push the air in it.
Hold the bottle upside down &
draw the dose of insulin in
syringe
Select injection site
Clean injection site( selected area)
Gently pinch up the area using thumb & index finger
Push the needle through skin, push the plunger slowly
Count till 10 sec before removing the needle.
Remove needle from skin. Count again for 3-5 sec & release the pinch up.
Where to inject insulin Right site: Subcutaneous layer
Not too close to outer skin(as it will cause redness, pain, lump/swelling)
Not too deep in muscles(may cause pain & causes quick absorption of insulin)
Insulin Sites…
VIDEO
Correct angle of injection…
Correct pinchup
Any queries????