People with Type I Diabetes and some with Type II Diabetes will need to take insulin via injections for the rest of their lives. More than daily injections are not uncommon.
Anyone who has seen a diabetic giving themselves injections, knows this is not a fun event. Anyone who has had to teach a child to give themselves injections, know how frightening self-injections can be.
Now there are syringes which hav a lot shorter needle, and prefilled syringes. These syringes are more expensive, however, they are easier to use and a lot less uncomfortable.
It's not amazing that patient compliance with their diabetic treatment plan is higher when the intervention is less painful and less frightening.
Needless to say, when diabetic patients are more compliant, doctor usage, emergency room usage, and hospital bed stays all decrease. Therefore, in the long run, a cost savings exist.
Clinical Therapeutics, May, 2007
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