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case_images: Illustration of insulin delivery during faulty injection technique. Numbers 1-5 demonstrate each of the highlighted steps of the delivery. The cartridge plungers in red and grey are basal and premix (30/70) insulin, respectively. In steps 2 and 3, two yellow lines represent the gap between screw (black) and cartridge plunger (grey) during delivery while a single yellow line represents no gap (steps 1 and 4-5). Details of the figure have been mentioned in the Discussion.
case_images: CRIE2018-7236452.001.jpg
case_images: PMC5899865_01_CRIE2018-7236452.001.jpg
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case_images: This resulted in either no release of insulin (steps 2 to 3 in Figure 1) or inadequate delivery of premix insulin 30 : 70 (steps 3 to 4 in Figure 1). Figure 1) and inadequate delivery (steps 3 to 4 in Figure 1) in this case, and his grandson was oriented to appropriate injection technique. Furthermore, the pharmacist also reported the recommending physician about inappropriate insulin injection technique of patient and requested adjusting the dose of insulin.