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.
Giving an Insulin Injection with a Syringe. 1  1. Get your supplies ready. 2  2. Take the insulin out of the fridge. 3  3. Fill the syringe with one type of insulin.  4. Fill the syringe with two types of 1  insulin. 5. Choose where to give the insulin shot.  6. Inject the 1  insulin. 7. Leave the needle in place for about five seconds.