Insulin is generally administered either by the patient himself or by some member of his family, a neighbor, a practical nurse or a registered nurse. Only occasionally is it given by the physician.

Purpose: Patient satisfaction, safety and efficacy outcomes, and cost savings with insulin pens versus conventional insulin delivery via vials and syringes in hospitalized patients with diabetes were ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Embecta Corp. (EMBC), a global diabetes care company, today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Study design. This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group study compared the use of pen devices with conventional vials and syringes for the administration of insulin in hospitalized ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and INDIANAPOLIS - The founder of a medical device startup based on a Purdue University innovation says his company could help people in the advanced stages of diabetes, which ...

The FDA approved a dedicated syringe for the administration of Humulin R U-500 insulin, eliminating the need for dose conversions for patients who used U-100 or tuberculin syringes. The dedicated ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) ─ Certain lots of insulin syringes are being recalled because the graduation markings are skewed, which could cause the user to administer the wrong dose, according to the Food ...

BD announced the launch of the BD U-500 Insulin Syringe, the first insulin syringe designed for patients with diabetes taking Humulin R U-500 insulin (regular insulin [human, rDNA origin]; Eli Lilly).

BD has issued a recall for the BD Insulin Syringes with the BD Ultra-Fine needle ½mL 12.7mm 30G, Cat (Ref) 328466 with Lot# 6291768. BD has issued a recall for the BD Insulin Syringes with the BD ...

People with diabetes who use ReliOn insulin syringes should check their syringe package because of an important recall. Tyco Healthcare Group (Covidien) is recalling 4,710 boxes of the syringes -- ...

Incorporating insulin into your daily life can take some getting used to. From packing your on-the-go bag to prepping your syringe or insulin pen, here are tips to get you started. Insulin may be one ...