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.
Click image to play. Syringes vary in the measurement markings on the barrel. To ensure accurate measurement of medication, read the calibration on the syringe carefully. Use insulin syringes only to measure insulin; the insulin concentration should correspond with the scale of the insulin syringe. For example, draw up and administer U100 insulin, which contains 100 units of insulin per mL, in a U100 insulin syringe. Accurate administration of medication also includes measuring the dose at the correct part of the plunger.