Incorporating insulin into your daily life can take some getting used to. From packing your on-the-go bag to prepping your syringe or insulin pen, here are tips to get you started.

Insulin pens are handheld devices that contain pre-filled insulin cartridges or reservoirs. Like syringes, they have a needle for administration, but a dial on the pen sets your insulin dose.

In this study, significantly more patients in the insulin pen group prepared and self-injected at least one dose of insulin compared with the vial and syringe group. Patients with newly diagnosed ...

Older adults who administered insulin via pen vs syringe experienced a higher reduction in hemoglobin A1c over 24 weeks of follow-up.

The resident’s name must be on the bag and some states are requiring a label on the pen/syringe too. Check your state’s regulations and make sure your facility policy aligns.

Study design. This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group study compared the use of pen devices with conventional vials and syringes for the administration of insulin in hospitalized ...