Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
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Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
View Originalfigure 1How to give an insulin shotPinch up some skin and quickly insert the needle at a 90 ‚ ° angle (or whatever angle your doctor or nurse tells you). Keep the skin pinched to avoid having the insulin go into the muscle.
Pinch up some skin and quickly insert the needle at a 90 ‚ ° angle (or whatever angle your doctor or nurse tells you). Keep the skin pinched to avoid having the insulin go into the muscle.
Push the plunger down all the way. Hold the syringe and needle in place for 5 seconds.
Let go of the pinched skin and remove the needle from the skin. If blood or clear fluid (insulin) is seen where the shot was given, press on the area for 5 to 8 seconds, but do not rub.
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- Pinch up some skin and quickly insert the needle at a 90 ‚ ° angle (or whatever angle your doctor or nurse tells you). Keep the skin pinched to avoid having the insulin go into the muscle.
- Push the plunger down all the way. Hold the syringe and needle in place for 5 seconds.
- Let go of the pinched skin and remove the needle from the skin. If blood or clear fluid (insulin) is seen where the shot was given, press on the area for 5 to 8 seconds, but do not rub.
Pinch up some skin and quickly insert the needle at a 90 ‚ ° angle (or whatever angle your doctor or nurse tells you). Keep the skin pinched to avoid having the insulin go into the muscle.
Push the plunger down all the way. Hold the syringe and needle in place for 5 seconds.
Let go of the pinched skin and remove the needle from the skin. If blood or clear fluid (insulin) is seen where the shot was given, press on the area for 5 to 8 seconds, but do not rub.
Graphic 80789 Version 7.0