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.
This on the label of the syringes indicates which type of insulin they are made to measure and administer. The insulin vial will also be marked either U-100 or U-40. One strength is 100 units of insulin per mL and the other is 40 units of insulin per mL.