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Needle-free insulin

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Needle-based delivery systems suit the vast majority of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who require insulin. However, a small group may be better suited to a needle-free delivery system. In the UK, GPs can now prescribe, on the NHS, such a needle-free delivery system — sometimes called a jet injector. These devices are not necessarily pain free but they have a well-established history and offer patients and their healthcare professionals a credible alternative to a needle-based insulin injection.

Key Words: needle-free • insulin delivery • jet injectors • needle phobic.

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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 4, No. 2, 113-115 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514040040020901


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