You should also make sure to hold the injection at the right angle — either 90 degrees or 45 degrees, depending on your doctor's advice — and leave the syringe in your skin for 5 seconds.

Incorporating insulin into your daily life can take some getting used to. From packing your on-the-go bag to prepping your syringe or insulin pen, here are tips to get you started.

Long-acting insulin is available in liquid form, and the only way to get it inside your body is by injecting it. There are two ways of injecting insulin into your body: by syringe and by pen.

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These line graduation markings are off by around 20-degrees, Smiths Medical says, which may result in some diabetics injecting the wrong insulin dose.

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