A new survey, published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, examined insulin pen use in the inpatient setting. Insulin pens can offer several advantages, but there have also ...

Study design. This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group study compared the use of pen devices with conventional vials and syringes for the administration of insulin in hospitalized ...

Due to continuing patient safety problems, ISMP suggests hospitals stop using insulin pens in an inpatient setting, as they were originally intended for ambulatory care. “Other problems such as using ...

Medtronic said Monday it received 510 (k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for an app to connect its smart insulin pens with a glucose sensor made by Abbott.

This case study is one in a set of patient safety ‘how we acted on patient safety issues you recorded’ case studies which show the direct action taken in response to patient safety events recorded by ...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bigfoot Biomedical (Bigfoot), a leader in developing simple and easy-to-use tools for people with insulin-requiring diabetes, today announced the publication of a ...

(Reuters Health) - A warning for people who use insulin pens: Not shaking your NPH insulin pen before injecting can result in wide variations in your insulin level and blood sugar control, researchers ...

Most patients usually administer their medication, which can range from swallowing pills to injecting insulin. But they do not always get it right, as noted by Vereityinfo. According to experts, ...

Medtronic's launch of a new version of its smart insulin pen with integrated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is the first such "connected" device for use by people with diabetes who use multiple ...

A CMS letter to its state survey agency directors reiterates that insulin pens should only be used on a single patient. According to the letter, CMS has received reports that some providers may be ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Insulin Pen Market 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global insulin pen market is projected to achieve a significant ...

Nicole Smith-Holt’s son, Alec, died in 2017 from diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that occurs when the body doesn’t have enough insulin. Alec had Type 1 diabetes. The 26-year-old had been recently ...