Clinical Use and Evaluation of Insulin Pens.

J Diabetes Sci Technol

Diabetes Technology Consultants, Wyckoff, NJ, USA

Published: August 2015

Insulin pens are more accurate and easier to teach than other methods of insulin delivery. They also do not suffer from the risk of mismatch of insulin concentration and type of insulin syringe. The ISO standard used to test insulin pens, however, needs to be updated to reflect their clinical use.

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