Choosing the right insulin needle sizes ensures that taking your medication is as comfortable, accurate, and consistent as possible. The most common insulin syringe needle lengths are: 6mm, 8mm, and 12.7mm. Most people who have diabetes prefer shorter lengths for their optimal comfort, and the vast majority can use shorter needles.
However, sometimes longer needles are necessary […]
Understanding syringe sizes and uses is a key part of safe and effective at-home diabetes management. In addition to considering insulin needle gauges and lengths, you must select the right syringe capacity (how much insulin the syringe can hold).
The most common insulin syringe capacity options are: 0.3ml (3/10cc), 0.5ml (1/2cc), and 1ml (1cc). In this […]
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BD, Monoject, and UltiCare make some of the world’s best insulin syringes. While there’s no single best syringe brand, all three of these companies are trusted by individuals and health care professionals and should meet the needs and budgets of the vast majority of users.
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Learning to recognize the differences among insulin syringe gauges is an important step for managing diabetes at home. The needle’s gauge, represented by a number followed by G, signifies its diameter, with lower numbers indicating thicker needles and higher numbers indicating thinner needles.
There are numerous factors to consider when choosing insulin syringes of different sizes. We’re […]