Cutis/subcutis thickness at insulin injection sites and localization of simulated insulin boluses in children with type I diabetes mellitus: Need for individualization of injection technique?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 965-971

  Birkebaek, N H ^a,b   Johansen, A ^a   Solvig, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Cutis subcutis thickness; Insulin injection technique; Tissue localization of insulin; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN;

EID: 0031772241     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(1998110)15:11<965::AID-DIA691>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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