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==Cloudy insulins== |
==Cloudy insulins== |
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| − | Cloudy insulins must be '''rolled''' between the hands or gently rotated and inverted several times slowly, to evenly re-suspend the insulin particles in the liquid, before injection. Continue until the suspension looks uniformly milky or cloudy from end to end. |
+ | Cloudy insulins must be '''rolled''' between the hands or gently rotated and inverted several times slowly, to evenly re-suspend the insulin particles in the liquid, before injection. Continue until the suspension looks uniformly milky or cloudy from end to end<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070820011317/http://www.rxed.org/rxtech/ce/tech-insulin.htm RxEd.org-Insulin Therapy-Insulin Administration Technique]</ref>. |
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If you shake or drop the insulin, you can cause frothing, which will [[Wikipedia:Denaturation|denature]] (physically damage) the fragile insulin molecules, and weaken the insulin, again leading to unpredictable insulin action. |
If you shake or drop the insulin, you can cause frothing, which will [[Wikipedia:Denaturation|denature]] (physically damage) the fragile insulin molecules, and weaken the insulin, again leading to unpredictable insulin action. |
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| − | Shaking also creates many air bubbles which go into the syringe along with the insulin. They are harmful in the respect that when there's air in the syringe, the full unit dose of insulin isn't able to be drawn and injected<ref>[http://cgibin.rcn.com/johncm/cgi-bin/index.pl?Site=Insulin#18 Diabetes-World Mailing List Web Site-Questions About Insulin]</ref> |
+ | Shaking also creates many air bubbles which go into the syringe along with the insulin. They are harmful in the respect that when there's air in the syringe, the full unit dose of insulin isn't able to be drawn and injected<ref>[http://cgibin.rcn.com/johncm/cgi-bin/index.pl?Site=Insulin#18 Diabetes-World Mailing List Web Site-Questions About Insulin]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070820011317/http://www.rxed.org/rxtech/ce/tech-insulin.htm RxEd.org-Insulin Therapy-Insulin Administration Technique]</ref>. |
| − | Explanations<ref>[http://www.vetsulin.com/ |
+ | Explanations<ref>[http://www.vetsulin.com/vet/AboutVet_ProperHandling.aspx Information About Handling Insulin Properly]</ref>about handling insulin properly from Intervet. |
See also [[injecting insulin]], [[diluting insulin]] and [[combining insulin]]. |
See also [[injecting insulin]], [[diluting insulin]] and [[combining insulin]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 23 May 2009
Clear insulins
Clear insulins don't require agitation.
Cloudy insulins
Cloudy insulins must be rolled between the hands or gently rotated and inverted several times slowly, to evenly re-suspend the insulin particles in the liquid, before injection. Continue until the suspension looks uniformly milky or cloudy from end to end[1].
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If you don't roll a cloudy insulin, you will inject an incorrect concentration of the insulin, leading to unpredictable insulin action[2]. Worse, if you repeatedly inject a poorly-resuspended insulin, the remainder of the vial or cartridge will change its concentration![3] Pre-filled syringes and insulin pens containing "cloudy" insulins also need to be rolled or re-suspended before injecting. Gently rolling the pre-filled syringe as is done with a vial will re-suspend it. The instructions with insulin pens and cartridges describe the technique for re-suspending before use. | ||
Proper insulin handling
If you shake or drop the insulin, you can cause frothing, which will denature (physically damage) the fragile insulin molecules, and weaken the insulin, again leading to unpredictable insulin action.
Shaking also creates many air bubbles which go into the syringe along with the insulin. They are harmful in the respect that when there's air in the syringe, the full unit dose of insulin isn't able to be drawn and injected[4][5].
Explanations[6]about handling insulin properly from Intervet.
See also injecting insulin, diluting insulin and combining insulin.
References
- ↑ RxEd.org-Insulin Therapy-Insulin Administration Technique
- ↑ Effect of Adequate/Inadequate Re-suspension of NPH (Isophane) Insulin on Pharmacodynamics & Dynamics in T1-DM-EASD
- ↑ An Assessment of the Adequacy of Suspension of Insulin in Pen Injectors-Diabetic Medicine (UK)-2004
- ↑ Diabetes-World Mailing List Web Site-Questions About Insulin
- ↑ RxEd.org-Insulin Therapy-Insulin Administration Technique
- ↑ Information About Handling Insulin Properly