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.
The two most commonly available varieties of syringe/needle sets are insulin and tuberculin. Insulin needles are used by diabetics for injecting insulin, while tuberculin needles are used to inject tuberculin during the diagnosis of the tuberculous infection.