Risks of jet injection of insulin in children
β Scribed by G. E. Theintz; P. C. Sizonenko
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 316 KB
- Volume
- 150
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract Insulin is the keystone of diabetes management yet there is little empirical data on children's injection technique as they assume responsibility for their own care. Interviews with 171 children 10β16 years old with InsulinβDependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and their parents provided i
The study aimed to describe the variations of cutis/subcutis thickness at insulin injection sites in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and to localize the tissue position of a simulated insulin bolus in order to evaluate the need for individualization of injection technique in children. Cutis/s
Symptomatic episodes of documented hypoglycaemia were characterized with the aid of a 3-month diary in a single-centre, unselected group of 161 children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, treated mainly (81 %) with multiple-dose insulin therapy. Patients and families were asked to write