[See 10 Ways to Give Your Money a Makeover.] Understanding poverty, the middle class, and the upper class. According to the Census Bureau, 46.2 million peopleâabout 15 percent of the U.S. populationâcurrently live below the poverty line, or the income level needed to make a bare-essentials living in the United States.
Subcutaneous injections can be given straight in at a 90 degree angle or at a 45 degree angle. Give the injection at a 90 degree angle if you can grasp 2 inches of skin between your thumb and first finger. If you can grasp only 1 inch of skin, give the injection at a 45 degree angle. 1  Open the alcohol wipe: Wipe the area where you plan to give the injection. 2  Prepare the needle: Hold the syringe with your writing hand and pull the cover off with your other hand.  Grasp the skin: With your other hand, grasp the skin.
Insulin is usually taken as subcutaneous injections by single-use syringes with needles, an insulin pump, or by repeated-use insulin pens with needles. Patients who wish to reduce repeated skin puncture of insulin injections often use an injection port in conjunction with syringes.