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2. NPH insulin - Wikipedia

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   Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin, also known as isophane insulin, is an intermediate-acting insulin given to help control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. The words refer to neutral pH (pH = 7), protamine a protein, and Hans Christian Hagedorn, the insulin researcher who invented this formulation. It is designed to improve ...

3. Injector pen - Wikipedia

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   Injector pens remove some of the complications of syringes by allowing the pen to be "pushed" against the skin at a 90-degree angle (removing the need to inject at a proper angle as is the case with syringes), as well as by replacing a long, thin plunger of a syringe with a simple button which is depressed and held to inject the dose.

4. Syringe - Wikipedia

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   The dilution of insulin is such that 1 mL of insulin fluid has 100 standard "units" of insulin. [6] A typical insulin vial may contain 10 mL, for 1000 units. Insulin syringes are made specifically for a patient to inject themselves, and have features to assist this purpose when compared to a syringe for use by a healthcare professional:

5. Comparing Oral vs. Injectable Semaglutide: Is One More ... - AOL

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   Increasing how much insulin the pancreas makes and releases into the bloodstream helps lower blood sugar (glucose) when it is high Blocking the body from making glucagon, a hormone that increases ...

6. Autoinjector - Wikipedia

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   Most autoinjectors are one-use, disposable, spring-loaded syringes (prefilled syringes). By design, autoinjectors are easy to use and are intended for self-administration by patients, administration by untrained personnel, or easy use by healthcare professionals; they can also overcome the hesitation associated with self-administration using a ...

7. Drug injection - Wikipedia

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   "Tuberculin" syringes and types of syringes used to inject insulin are commonly used. Commonly used syringes usually have a built-in 28 gauge (or thereabouts) needle typically 1/2 or 5/8 inches long. The preferred injection site is the crook of the elbow (i.e., the Median cubital vein), on the user's non-writing hand.