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RSS FeedsDiabeticīs invention is an injection innovation
(WorldNews Health)

 
 

21 january 2020 21:04:48

 
Diabeticīs invention is an injection innovation
(WorldNews Health)
 


A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus is now selling a patented device to help diabetics safely and easily inject insulin with just one hand. Once the Steady Shot device is mounted on a standard insulin injector, its two plastic wings compress the skin, raising a bulge of fat to receive the injection. Fat is the target because when injected into muscle, insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar, can cause seizures if absorbed too quickly. Traditionally, the user forms the bulge with the thumb and one finger, while holding the injector with the other hand. The need to use two hands limits the area that can be injected. With the ability to do a one-hand injection, suddenly diabetics...


 
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