By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: For individuals managing diabetes, insulin must be administered into the subcutaneous tissue—the layer of fat located between the skin and muscle. This tissue, also called ...

An international expert panel has recently released a comprehensive set of recommendations for optimal insulin injection techniques and equipment. The group, called the Forum for Injection Technique ...

People with type I diabetes have to inject themselves multiple times a day with manufactured insulin to maintain healthy levels of the hormone, as their bodies do not naturally produce enough. The ...

Researchers compared the efficacy of once-weekly and once-daily insulin treatments for type 2 diabetes. They found that the once-weekly treatment icodec was more effective in lowering blood sugar ...

Data were obtained through an Internet survey of U.S. adults self-identified as taking insulin to treat type 1 or type 2 diabetes; the survey was conducted 13 June to 7 July 2008 by Harris Interactive ...

People with diabetes may need daily insulin injections to control their blood sugar levels. Typically, a person will inject insulin before eating. However, this can depend on the type of insulin a ...