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- Title
The absorption of subcutaneously injected short-acting soluble insulin: influence of injection technique and concentration.
- Authors
HILDEBRANDT, PER; SESTOFT, LEIF; NIELSEN, STEEN L.; Hildebrandt, P; Sestoft, L; Nielsen, S L
- Abstract
The effect of injection technique on the absorption of subcutaneously injected short-acting insulin [125I-labeled Actrapid (MC), Novo, Copenhagen, Denmark] was investigated in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. In one side of the abdomen insulin was given with a fixed standard technique. In the other side of the abdomen the temperature of the injected insulin, the depth of injection, and the duration of injection were varied. Furthermore, we compared the absorption of U40 and U100 insulin by giving either 8 U of the two insulins or 0.1 ml of both insulins simultaneously to the patients in either side of the abdomen. With regard to the injection technique the only significant finding was a faster absorption rate with deep (12 mm) than with superficial (3 mm) injection. The absorption of U100 insulin was significantly slower than of U40 insulin, when given in the same amount (8 U) as well as in the same volume (0.1 ml).
- Subjects
INSULIN pharmacokinetics; SUBCUTANEOUS injections; INSULIN; TYPE 1 diabetes; TEMPERATURE; ABSORPTION
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 1983, Vol 6, Issue 5, p459
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/diacare.6.5.459