A 4-mm needle reduces the risk of intramuscular injections without increasing backflow to skin surface in lean diabetic children and adults

Diabetes Care. 2008 Sep;31(9):e65. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0977.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular / adverse effects*
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Insulin / administration & dosage*
  • Insulin / therapeutic use
  • Needles / classification*
  • Needles / statistics & numerical data
  • Skin / anatomy & histology
  • Thinness*

Substances

  • Insulin

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00343343