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Patient Perceptions of Injection Pain and Anxiety: A Comparison of NovoFine 32-Gauge Tip 6mm and Micro Fine Plus 31-Gauge 5mm Needles

Midori Iwanaga, Kyuzi Kamoi

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics · 2009 · 53 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that the diameter and design of the needle play an important role in reducing injection pain and needle anxiety, which is particularly important for insulin initiation.

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Injection related anxiety in insulin-treated diabetes

Andrew Zambanini, Roger Newson, M.N. Maisey et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 1999 · 285 citations

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A multicenter, randomized, open-label, comparative, two-period crossover trial of preference, efficacy, and safety profiles of a prefilled, disposable pen and conventional vial/syringe for insulin injection in patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus

Mary T. Korytkowski, David S.H. Bell, Carol Jacobsen et al. · Clinical Therapeutics · 2003 · 268 citations

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Pain following controlled cutaneous insertion of needles with different diameters

Lars Arendt‐Nielsen, Henrik Egekvist, Peter Bjerring · Somatosensory & Motor Research · 2006 · 187 citations

Preference for insulin delivery systems among current insulin users and nonusers

Kyle Summers, Sheryl L. Szeinbach, Sheila M. Lenox · Clinical Therapeutics · 2004 · 127 citations

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Quality of Life, Treatment Satisfaction, and Treatment Preference Associated With Use of a Pen Device Delivering a Premixed 70/30 Insulin Aspart Suspension (Aspart Protamine Suspension/Soluble Aspart) Versus Alternative Treatment Strategies

Richard R. Rubin, Mark Peyrot · Diabetes Care · 2004 · 119 citations · Full text

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