Ways to 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 pressed or injected in to the skin by a plunger.  This is the oldest and cheapest insulin injecting system.
• An insulin pen, 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 is inserted 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 time.
• Jet injectors are used to deliver dose of insulin, but they do it without using a needle to make a tiny hole. Jet of insulin is forced through the skin with pressure.
• Insulin auto injector has been specially designed for those who have difficulty injecting themselves, it automatically insert the needle and inject 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 small needle through plastic tube. The needle is inserted under the skin and stays in for several days. Pump automatically drips insulin through the needle under the skin.

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