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The Appropriateness of the Length of Insulin Needles Based on Determination of Skin and Subcutaneous Fat Thickness in the Abdomen and Upper Arm in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

BACKGROUND: Longer needle and complicated insulin injection technique such as injecting at a 45-degree angle and making skinfolds may decrease patient compliance to insulin injection therapy. In this light, shorter insulin needles have been recently developed. However, it is necessary to ascertain t...

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Autores principales: Sim, Kang Hee, Hwang, Moon Sook, Kim, Sun Young, Lee, Hye Mi, Chang, Ji Yeun, Lee, Moon Kyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Diabetes Association 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24851206
http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2014.38.2.120