Addendum 1: Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations, India

• Published in: Diabetes therapy Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 29 - 45
• Main Authors: Kalra, Sanjay, Unnikrishnan, Ambika G., Prasanna Kumar, K. M., Sahay, Rakesh, Chandalia, Hemraj B., Saboo, Banshi, Annamalai, Sundaram, Kesavadev, Jothydev, Shukla, Rishi, Wangnoo, S. K., Baruah, Manash P., Jacob, Jubbin, Arora, Saurabh, Singla, Rajiv, Sharma, Suresh K., Damodaran, Suresh, Bantwal, Ganapathi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cheshire Springer Healthcare 01.01.2023; Springer
• Subjects: Cardiology; Diabetes; Dosage and administration; Drug therapy; Endocrinology; Injections; Insulin; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Review; India; Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); Insulin injection technique; Artificial intelligence (AI); Hypoglycaemia; Hypoglycemia Awareness Questionnaire (HAQ); Flash glucose monitoring (FGM); Lipohypertrophy (LH); Insulin bolus; Needlestick injuries (NSIs)
• ISSN: 1869-6953; 1869-6961
• DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01332-x

With the emerging complexities in chronic diseases and people’s lifestyles, healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to update their methods to manage and educate patients with chronic lifestyle disorders, particularly diabetes. The insulin injection technique (IIT), along with various parameters, must also be updated with newer methods. Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations (FITTER), India, has updated its recommendations to cover newer ways of detecting hypoglycaemia and lipohypertrophy, preventing needlestick injuries (NSIs), discouraging the reuse of insulin needles and encouraging good disposal. FITTER, India, is also introducing recommendations to calculate insulin bolus dose. These updated recommendations will help HCPs better manage patients with diabetes and achieve improved outcomes.