Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations, India: The Indian Recommendations for Best Practice in Insulin Injection Technique, 2017

Overview

Journal Indian J Endocrinol Metab

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2017 Jul 4

PMID 28670547

Citations 22

Authors

Nikhil Tandon

Sanjay Kalra

Yatan Pal Singh Balhara

Manash P Baruah

Manoj Chadha

Hemraj B Chandalia

K M Prasanna Kumar

S V Madhu

Ambrish Mithal

Rakesh Sahay

Rishi Shukla

Annamalai Sundaram

Ambika G Unnikrishnan

Banshi Saboo

Vandita Gupta

Subhankar Chowdhury

Jothydev Kesavadev

Subhash K Wangnoo

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Abstract

Health-care professionals in India frequently manage injection or infusion therapies in persons with diabetes (PWD). Patients taking insulin should know the importance of proper needle size, correct injection process, complication avoidance, and all other aspects of injection technique from the first visit onward. To assist health-care practitioners in their clinical practice, Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations, India, has updated the practical advice and made it more comprehensive evidence-based best practice information. Adherence to these updated recommendations, learning, and translating them into clinical practice should lead to effective therapies, improved outcomes, and lower costs for PWD.

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