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.
Insulin Syringes can not be used in place of a Tuberculin Syringe because the units of measure are different and the needle of a TB Syringe is shorter than that of an Insulin Syringe.he width of the needle is known as the needle gauge. The higher the number of the needle gauge, the thinner the needle. These syringes are marked in increments of 0.01 cc. And the needles are often 26 to 27 gauge in diameter and 1/2 to 5/8 inch in length.