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. 2010 Jun 28;33(9):1940–1944. doi: 10.2337/dc10-0871

Table 4.

Amount of leakage associated with injections of insulin medium

Injection technique Injection volume (μl)
200 400 600
Abdominal
    Angled 2 ± 3 2 ± 6 2 ± 3
    Vertical 2 ± 3 1 ± 7 3 ± 5
Thigh
    Angled 4 ± 8 3 ± 7 5 ± 7
    Vertical 7 ± 12 11 ± 18 6 ± 11

Data are means ± SD. 10 μl is an equivalent volume to 1 unit of insulin. All injections were applied with pinched skin.