Open AccessAddendum: First injection technique recommendations for patients with diabetes, Forum for Injection Techniques India
Author(s) -
Sanjay Kalra,
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara,
Manash P Baruah,
Manoj Chadha,
Hemraj Chandalia,
Subhankar Chowdhury,
Jothydev Kesavadev,
K M Prasanna Kumar,
Sonal Modi,
Shailesh Pitale,
Ram Mohan Shukla,
Rakesh Sahay,
Arunkumar Sundaram,
Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan,
Subhash Kumar Wangnoo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.122611
Subject(s) - addendum , medicine , insulin , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , political science , law
The forum for injection techniques, India recommendation, the first ever in the country on insulin injcetion techniques, have covered the science and the art of insulin injection technique in an exhaustive manner. However, a few gaps were identified in the document, which are addressed in the current addendum. This article focuses on insulin injection technique in special clinical situations, including geriatric people, women in pregnancy and those with dermatological or surgical disease who live with diabetes. The addendum also covers salient features of administration of insulin using the insulin pump