A Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered. The rate of incidence for pancreatitis each year in the United States is over 300,000 people. Roughly 200,000 people are hospitalized each year for treatment of acute pancreatitis.
As reported in Diabetes Technology & Management, recent research shows that smaller 8 millimeter (mm), 6 mm, and 4 mm needles are as effective, regardless of body mass. This makes insulin injections more acceptable and less painful than it was in the past.
Pen Needles. Insulin pen needles and syringes are the most commonly used device by diabetics for injecting insulin. Although injecting with the use of syringe is still the most predominant method, more people are seeing the benefits of using insulin pen device and diabetic pen needles. Insulin pens came out in mid 1980s when the only method known is through syringe injection.