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Giving Insulin With A Syringe
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 14

  1. Get supplies: insulin, syringe and needle , alcohol wipe, gloves & sharps container
  2. Wash hands and apply gloves. 
  3. Have student select injection site 
  4. Clean the injection site and wait to dry
  5. Verify the type of insulin before drawing into the syringe.
  6. Clean the rubber top of the insulin vial with an alcohol swab.
  7. Remove the cap from syringe.  Do NOT touch the needle.
  8. Pull the plunger down to th
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Glucagon Administration Video
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 12

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Pumps
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 11

An insulin pump delivers one type of insulin and looks like a pager that can be attached to a belt, carried in a pocket, or held with a strap around the arm or thigh.

The pump connects to narrow plastic tubing that ends with a short plastic catheter inserted just under the skin in the abdomen, buttocks, or thigh.

Users set the pump to give a steady trickle or 鈥渂asal鈥 amount of insulin continuously throughout the day and 鈥渂olus鈥 doses at meals and at times when blood glucose is too high based on the user鈥檚 programming.

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Bolus Insulin
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 8

  • AKA 鈥渞apid-acting鈥 or 鈥渟hort acting鈥 and is generally what is administered at school
  • Acts within 10-15 minutes
  • Given for one of two reasons:
    • When food is eaten
    • Glucose level is too high and needs correcting
  • Amount of insulin needed is based on the insulin to carbohydrate ratio
  • When insulin has been given prior to a meal or snack, food should be eaten soon (beginning within 15 minutes)