Insulin Therapy Center

A new way to introduce multiple injections with the use of an insulin patch.

Training devices for autoinjectors can help ensure diabetes patients learn self-injection properly.

Half of those misdiagnosed were still being treated as though they had type 2 diabetes 13 years later.

I was working as a diabetes nurse in a hospital when a patient I was seeing asked me to find out why she experienced two recent hypoglycemic episodes. She came into the hospital…on a mixed insulin (75/25 ) 25 units before breakfast and 15 units before dinner. On reviewing her chart, I saw where the doctor had changed her insulin to Novolog before each meal, dose based on her blood sugars, and Lantus 30 units at bedtime.

Recently a pump user reported a sudden increase in her glucose levels lasting a couple of days. Her blood sugars were elevated to 275-320mg/dL, with no ketones present.  Changing her infusion sets did not help. Nor did rotating to a new injection site or even using a fresh vial of insulin. After reviewing her insulin pump we noticed a symbol on her “home screen” saying that a special feature was running.

50-80% basal rate reduction lowers the risk of exercise-induced hypoglycemia.

Intensive insulin-adherence interventions that target type 2 diabetes patients with high risk of noncompliance can be beneficial.

New evidence suggests added consideration of the protein and fat.

Reusable smart insulin pens to launch first, followed by Bluetooth attachment for disposable pens later in 2019.

Trial examines differences in glycemic control and quality of life when using different insulin delivery methods.