Diabetes is an awful disease. Diabetes runs in my family so I’ve been around it all my life. I have relatives that have died due to complications with diabetes. I know first hand what a killer it could be. I know since it runs in my family, I have a higher chance to get diabetes. My father and uncle have diabetes and they are both very close to me. I’ve had to learn alot about diabetes just so I could understand them and help them. One of the things that I’ve had to learn is how to administer insulin. There are different methods but it’s something that people should know how to do. It was a choice for me but I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea or a bad thing to learn.
There are three methods that I know of that there is to administer insulin. They are:
- Syringe – A syringe is the most common way to inject insulin and the way I learned. The outside of the syringe is marked with lines to assist you when drawing up the correct amount of insulin. Then it’s just like getting a shot.
- Insulin Pen – An insulin pen resembles a large pen. It replaces the vial and syringe and it assists people with poor eyesight, and helps avoid over- or under-dosing. This is a good method for older people who have bad eyesight. Pens use insulin cartridges and a disposable insulin pen needle which makes it easier for people to administer without error.
- Insulin pump – People with diabetes who have difficulty controlling blood glucose by other means, by using a syringe or pen, may find an insulin pump to be a good therapy option. Some models serve as a glucose monitor and insulin pump, which is more convenient.
- Jet Injection – Jet injection devices are for people with diabetes who cannot tolerate needles. The injector holds several insulin doses. To administer a dose, you just simply hold the injector against the skin, push a button, and a jet of air forces insulin through the skin. Perfect if you hate needles.
These are the ways there is to administer insulin, their benefits and how they work. Like I mentioned earlier, I learned how to administer insulin with a syringe. I have never used an insulin pump or a jet injection device but they seem like amazing gadgets. Someday I’ll get my hands on them too. Well I don’t need to administer insulin to myself so hopefully never. They would make good christmas gifts to my family members that do have diabetes. Great idea.
As you can see there is a way for any diabetic to administer their insulin without any problems. They have one for people with bad eyesight and for people who don’t like needles whatsoever. I think that is the one I would go with, the jet injection device. I don’t think anyone likes needles so maybe this will take over the syringe as the main way for diabetics to administer insulin. I don’t know, guess we’ll see. At Least you know you have options. There were times when your only option was the syringe. So if you didn’t like needles, you were out of luck. Good thing we have those options now. Whichever way you choose to do it yourself is perfectly fine. In the end they all do the same thing. God bless!
