How and Where to Give Subcutaneous Insulin Injections, Child
A subcutaneous injection is a shot of medicine that is injected into the layer of fat that lies between skin and muscle. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin because their bodies do not make it. People with type 2 diabetes may require insulin. There are many different types of insulin. The type of insulin that you take will determine how many injections you give yourself and when you need to take the injections.
CHOOSING A SITE FOR INJECTION
Insulin absorption varies from site to site. It is best to inject insulin within the same body region, using a different spot in that region for each injection. Do not inject the insulin in the same spot for each injection. There are …show more content…
The needle should be at a 90-degree angle as described above in Single Insulin: Injecting the Insulin. For children who have a small amount of body fat, the needle may need to be injected at a 45-degree angle instead. A 45-degree angle looks like the letter "V."
5 When the needle is completely inserted into the skin, use the thumb of your writing hand to push the top button of the pen down all the way to inject the insulin.
6 Let go of the skin that you are pinching. Continue to hold the pen in place with your writing hand.
7 Wait five seconds, then remove the needle straight out of the skin.
8 Carefully put the larger (outer) plastic cover of the needle back over the needle, then unscrew the capped needle and discard it in a sharps container such as an empty plastic bottle with a cover.
THROWING AWAY SUPPLIES
• Discard all used needles in a puncture-proof sharps disposal container. You can ask your local pharmacy about where you can get this kind of disposal container, or you can use an empty liquid laundry detergent bottle that has a cover.
• Follow the disposal regulations for the area where you live. Do not use any syringe or needle more than one
A subcutaneous injection is a shot of medicine that is injected into the layer of fat that lies between skin and muscle. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin because their bodies do not make it. People with type 2 diabetes may require insulin. There are many different types of insulin. The type of insulin that you take will determine how many injections you give yourself and when you need to take the injections.
CHOOSING A SITE FOR INJECTION
Insulin absorption varies from site to site. It is best to inject insulin within the same body region, using a different spot in that region for each injection. Do not inject the insulin in the same spot for each injection. There are …show more content…
The needle should be at a 90-degree angle as described above in Single Insulin: Injecting the Insulin. For children who have a small amount of body fat, the needle may need to be injected at a 45-degree angle instead. A 45-degree angle looks like the letter "V."
5 When the needle is completely inserted into the skin, use the thumb of your writing hand to push the top button of the pen down all the way to inject the insulin.
6 Let go of the skin that you are pinching. Continue to hold the pen in place with your writing hand.
7 Wait five seconds, then remove the needle straight out of the skin.
8 Carefully put the larger (outer) plastic cover of the needle back over the needle, then unscrew the capped needle and discard it in a sharps container such as an empty plastic bottle with a cover.
THROWING AWAY SUPPLIES
• Discard all used needles in a puncture-proof sharps disposal container. You can ask your local pharmacy about where you can get this kind of disposal container, or you can use an empty liquid laundry detergent bottle that has a cover.
• Follow the disposal regulations for the area where you live. Do not use any syringe or needle more than one