Step 1:
Wash your
hands with warm water and soap and dry
them well.1,2
PREPARING YOUR INSULIN DOSE
How to prepare a pen for injection?
Step 2:
Gather your insulin pen, needles,
cotton balls and alcohol. Check the
label of the pen for its contents,
clumps or particles and expiry
date.2,3
Step 3:
Carefully
screw the needle onto the pen and peel
off its cover.1,2
Step 4:
Point the
needle up in the air and dial one or two
units on the pen. Press the plunger with
your thumb until a drop of insulin
appears.1,2
Step 5:
Set your
insulin dose by turning the dial
clockwise until it shows your prescribed
dose. Your insulin shot is ready to be
injected.1,2
Prepare for the insulin dose
Step 1:
Wash your
hands with warm water and soap and dry
them well.1,2
Step 2:
Gather your Insulin vial, syringe,
needles, cotton balls and alcohol. Check
the Iabel of the vial for its contents,
clumps or particles and expiry
date.2,3
Step 3:
if you are
using an insulin vial...
Mix the cloudy insulin well by rolling
it between the palms of your
hands.1,3
Step 4:
Uncap the
new insulin bottle. If needed, wipe the
rubber stopper of the bottle with
alcohol.1,3
How to prepare one type of insulin dose?
Step 1:
Uncap the
needle and pull back the plunger to fill
the syringe with air, equal to your
insulin dose.1,2
Step 2:
Insert the needle into the rubber
stopper of the vial and purge the air in
the bottle by pushing the plunger
down.1,2
Step 3:
Turn the
bottle upside down and pull the plunger
(a part with a rubber stopper and a long
handle that moves up and down inside the
cylindrical syringe) to fill the syringe
with your insulin dose.1,2
Step 4:
Tap the
barrel of the syringe to move any
trapped air bubbles and push them back
into the bottle.1,2,3
Step 5:
Get the
needle out of the insulin vial and you
are set for your single insulin
shot!1,2
How to mix two types of insulin?
When your doctor tells you to use two types of insulin for an injection, they can be mixed in the same insulin syringe. One type of insulin is generally clear and short or rapid-acting, while the other type is cloudy and long-acting.
Step 1:
Inject air
that equals the dose of intermediate
(cloudy) insulin
and remove the needle from the vial
without drawing out any
insulin.1,2
Step 2:
Inject amount of air equal to the
rapid acting insulin dose, and let the
needle be in the
vial.1,2
Step 3:
With the
needle still in the vial, turn the vial
upside down and
pull the plunger to fill the syringe
with the desired dose of
insulin.1,2
Step 4:
Remove the
trapped air bubbles by tapping the
syringe and pushing
the plunger to purge out the air
bubbles. Remove the needle from the
vial.1,2,3
Step 5:
Insert the
needle into the vial of cloudy insulin,
turn the vial
upside down and pull in the total number
of insulin units you need.1,2
Step 6:
Get the
needle out of the insulin vial and you
are all set with
your mixed insulin shot!1,2
For more information, consult your doctor.