DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i02.005

Pages: 47-49

Insulin, the more powerful antihyperglycemic agent, is the most widely used treatment in the management of diabetes mellitus. This product has undergone several developments since its invention, basically with the modification of its structure to allow better efficiency and form with the appearance of insulin pens, more convenient. Despite this, many people with diabetes fail to reach glycemic targets. The problem stems among other things from errors due to the technique of administration of insulin. These errors are numerous but underestimated because less elucidated but fortunately easily correctable once detected. This relies on good patient education on the injection technique, which may already partially resolve the diabetes imbalance.