Naslov
The application of insulin using the jet injector DG-77

Autori
Resman, Ž. ; Metelko, Željko ; Škrabalo, Zdenko

Izvornik
Acta diabetologica latina (0001-5563) 22 (1985); 119-125

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Controlled poll ; Glycemia ; Glycemia regulation ; Half day profile ; Insulin administration painfulness ; Insulinemia ; Jet injector DG-77

Sažetak
To avoid soreness and psychic stress following insulin injections by needle and syringe, the new jet injector DG-77 was used. It is a portable percutaneous pressure device with a spring, simple to operate which can be used to apply two different types of insulin. Thirty type 1 and type 2a diabetic patients participated in the study (10 females, 20 males). Insulin was applied using a needle and the DG-77 device in the same region of the body. A standardized questionnaire was compiled concerning simplicity of application, soreness, wish to possess the device and the possibility of acquiring it. The results obtained regarding the type of application were as follows:traditional way: glycemia: at 0700– 8.5, 1000– 10.5, 1300– 7.4 mmol/1 ; insulinemia: at 0700– 7.5, 1000– 20.2, 1300– 21.0 mU/1 ; jet injector: glycemia — at 0700– 8.4, 1000– 10.4, 1300– 8.4 mmol/1 ; insulinemia: at 0700– 2.8, 1000– 12.3, 1300– 20.0 mU/1, which was not statistically significant: for glycemia: at 1000, t=0.110, p>0.05, at 1300. t=1.88. p>0.05, and for insulinemia at 1000, t=0.82, p>0.05, and at 1300, t=1.23, p>0.05. In conclusion: 1) blood glucose and insulin control with the jet injector administration of insulin was equally successful as with the standard insulin application ; 2) incidence of hematoma was not significant ; 3) eighty-five percent of patients prefer the injector due to its simplicity of application, reduced soreness and would wish to possess the device.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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