Insulin Syringes

There are many different insulins for many different situations and lifestyles and there are over 20 types of insulin sold in the United States. These insulins differ in how they are made, how they function in the body, and the price. Insulin is manufactured in labs to be identical to human insulin or it comes from animals (pigs). the future availability of animal insulin is uncertain.

When choosing a syringe, there are four things to consider:

What concentration of insulin is designed to
Its ability
The needle gauge (or thickness)
The length of needles

Your doctor can help you choose a needle which is designed for strength of insulin you use, and needle size (children often need smaller gauge needles for comfort). For example, if you use U-100 insulin, use U-100 syringes, otherwise you will inject the wrong amount of insulin.

capacity syringe common in cubic centimeters (cc) are the following:

3 / 10 cc - designed for people who take less than 30 units of insulin per dose.

1 / 2 cc - works best for doses of 25-50 units

1cc - holds up to 100 doses units of insulin

Choose the smallest syringe barrel that can hold the total dose of insulin you should take. This will make reading the device increments the syringe barrel easy.

Bad insulin can go to higher levels of blood glucose. Insulin not be refrigerated but it lasts longer when it is. All insulin should be discarded after the appointment expires or 30 days after it was opened and pierced by a syringe, whichever comes first. Insulin has been frozen or exposed to heat every home should also be discarded.

Note: If you use an insulin pen, talk with your doctor or pharmacist about how to use the pen correctly. Giving insulin with these pens are not covered by this information.