The upper part of the arm and thigh, the abdomen and buttocks are the recommended sites for diabetic patients to apply insulin injections so that they do not damage their body or feel pain.
But to faithfully comply with the treatment, the correct choice of the body part is as important as the use of “comfortable” syringes, which has proven to be those that have four millimeter needles.
With others there is a risk of penetrating the muscle, where insulin is absorbed more quickly but causes secondary problems, such as bleeding, polyps and low sugar levels.
Although other methods have been designed to administer insulin, the vast majority of diabetic patients resort to injections (only 10% use the “feathers”), which are usually applied in the skin's fold, where the needle is inserted intoAn angle of 90 degrees.