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 ...

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 ...

Our company’s regional nurse came to my facility and said we were going to start using insulin pens. Can you tell me what I should prepare for? It is great that you want to get a head start on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BALTIMORE — The use of insulin pens varies widely from hospital to hospital, and teaching strategies for ...

July 27, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to market an insulin patch-pen (Finesse; Calibra Medical, Inc) for up to 3 days' use with rapid-acting insulin ...

Most insulin users — between 70 and 93 percent, depending on whose figures you use and what part of the world you’re looking at — use an insulin pen, a device developed by Novo Nordisk in the eighties ...

Medtronic said Monday it received 510 (k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for an app to connect its smart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with diabetes who have difficulty meeting glycemic targets were better able to manage their glucose ...

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 ...

Insulin use in gestational diabetes presents challenges; education and support are key to overcoming fears and ensuring ...

Katy Folven never leaves home without her insulin pen, but the busy Boston social worker sometimes forgets to track her daily doses. When that happens, she must prick one of her already-calloused ...