What happens when a normal person injects insulin?

As one of the most effective medications for controlling blood sugar, insulin has been widely used worldwide. It can control blood sugar quickly, supplement exogenous insulin and protect pancreatic islet cells. And it has few adverse reactions, especially for patients with poor liver and kidney function who cannot take oral medication. However, if the injection technique is not standardized, the effect of insulin will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to blood glucose control. Do you know the common mistakes of insulin injection?

Myth 1: Failure to pay attention to the selection and rotation of the injection site

Some patients think that it is convenient to inject insulin into a certain part of the body, so they often inject insulin into the same part of the body, even if there are localized hard knots. This is a very wrong approach!

Insulin is usually injected subcutaneously, and the parts of the body suitable for subcutaneous injection of insulin are the abdomen, the outer thighs, the outer arms and the buttocks, because there is a layer of insulin-absorbent subcutaneous fat tissue underneath these parts, and there are not more nerves in the distribution.

Myth 2: Repeated use of needles

The technical guidelines for diabetic drug injections specifically emphasize that needles should be changed from one shot to the next and not reused. The disadvantages of repeated use of needles include:

1. easy to make air or other pollutants into the cartridge;

2. cause leakage of medication in the cartridge;

3. residual medication in the needle will affect the accuracy of the injected dose, and if the insulin residue in the needle forms crystals, it will clog the needle and impede the injection;

4. easy to cause the tip of the needle to blunt and increase the injection pain;

Myth 3: not mixing insulin before injection

Short-acting and fast-acting insulin are colorless and transparent in appearance and can be injected directly, while some premixed insulin, they are opaque in appearance and consist of non-single components, therefore, before use, the insulin should be horizontally rolled and up and down for 10 times, so that the medicine in the vials is fully mixed until the insulin becomes a homogeneous cloudy white liquid.

Myth 4: Improper storage of insulin

Only by storing insulin correctly can it maintain its activity and maximize its therapeutic effect. Unopened insulin should be stored in a refrigerator at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius. The opening time should be indicated when the insulin is opened, and it should be used up within four weeks after opening at room temperature below 25℃. However, the drug potency tends to decrease with longer storage time, so the medication should be used as soon as possible after opening. If the insulin refills have been loaded into insulin pens, they do not need to be put in the refrigerator, and can be placed indoors in a dark, cool place, avoiding heat and light.

In recent years, more and more patients are using insulin injections to regulate their blood glucose, and a significant number of patients are injecting their own insulin at home. Only by getting out of these insulin injection misunderstandings, scientific and standardized injections can we maximize the efficacy of the medicine and ensure the therapeutic effect. Want to quit insulin, insist on drinking 3 months BaoYiJian white birch mushroom essence powder, stabilize blood sugar to reduce the use of insulin.