Forum for Injection Technique (FIT), India: The Indian recommendations 2.0, for best practice in Insulin Injection Technique, 2015

As injectable therapies such as human insulin, insulin analogs, and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are used to manage diabetes, correct injection technique is vital for the achievement of glycemic control. The forum for injection technique India acknowledged this need for the first time i...

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Published in:Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 2015-05, Vol.19 (3), p.317-331
Main Authors: Tandon, Nikhil, Kalra, Sanjay, Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh, Baruah, Manash P, Chadha, Manoj, Chandalia, Hemraj B, Chowdhury, Subhankar, Jothydev, Kesavadev, Kumar, Prasanna K M, V, Madhu S, Mithal, Ambrish, Modi, Sonal, Pitale, Shailesh, Sahay, Rakesh, Shukla, Rishi, Sundaram, Annamalai, Unnikrishnan, Ambika G, Wangnoo, Subhash K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adherence
aspart
degludec
detemir
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Drug dosages
Drug therapy
education
Endocrinology
glargine
glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists
glulisine
Health aspects
injection sites
injection technique
Injections
Insulin
insulin analogs
Insulin resistance
lipohypertrophy
lispro
Metabolism
Methods
needle length
Patients
Psychological aspects
Review
skin-fold
storage
Subcutaneous injections
Writing
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Summary:As injectable therapies such as human insulin, insulin analogs, and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are used to manage diabetes, correct injection technique is vital for the achievement of glycemic control. The forum for injection technique India acknowledged this need for the first time in India and worked to develop evidence-based recommendations on insulin injection technique, to assist healthcare practitioners in their clinical practice.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/2230-8210.152762