The accuracy of drawing up insulin by insulin treated diabetics.
The accuracy of drawing up insulin was tested in a group of randomly selected insulin requiring diabetics. The mean error between patients of drawing up rapid acting insulin was + 5.6%, of intermediate acting insulin, + 4.9% and of a mixture of rapid and intermediate acting insulin, + 1.8%. There was no correlation in percentage error in drawing up insulin the age of patient, duration of diabetes, dosage of insulin nor quality of diabetic control.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000592:standards; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012646:Self Administration
D007328:Insulin