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 most common way to inject insulin is with a syringe. â¢ A syringe is a hollow plastic tube with a plunger inside and a short skinny needle. attached. â¢ Insulin is injected into the fatty tissue just under the skin. This is called a. subcutaneous tissue, or âsub-Qâ injection. Syringes come in different sizes. â¢ Each line on a 100-unit syringe marks 2 units of insulin. â¢ Each line on a 50-unit or 30-unit syringe marks 1 unit of insulin. â¢ Use a syringe large enough to hold the whole dose of insulin.