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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017

Insulin Injection Site Adverse Effect in a Type 1 Diabetes Patient: An Unusual Presentation.

Ranjana Ajit Sahasrabudhe, Tejas Yashwant Limaye, Vidya Sanjay Gokhale

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ranjana Ajit SahasrabudheAssociate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, BVDU Medical College, Pune and Research Fellow, Diabetes Unit, KEM Hospitals, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Tejas Yashwant LimayeSenior Research Fellow and Diabetes Educator and Nutritionist, Diabetes Unit, KEM Hospitals Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Vidya Sanjay GokhaleDiabetes Educator and Medical Social Worker, Diabetes Unit, KEM Hospitals, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin is an integral part of Type 1 diabetes management. Patient education is of utmost importance to ensure proper injection technique for getting appropriate glycaemic control as well as to avoid injection site adverse effects. Commonest injection site adverse effect is lipodystrophy, attributable to localized manifestation of the pharmacological action of insulin. However, we present a case where incorrect injection technique led to an unusual presentation of injection site adverse effect. Apart from the abnormal skin changes, the incorrect technique also adversely affected the glycaemic control. Though less prominent, some marks are still evident one and a half years after correction of the injection technique. However, the glycaemic control has substantially improved. This emphasizes the need of proper patient education regarding insulin injection technique.

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Insulin injection techniquePatient educationSite rotationSkin pigmentation

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PMID28969185
PMCPMC5620826

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