Table 4.
Injection complications found or reported by patient and/or nurse
| Injection complications | Age group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (0–6 years; n = 85) (%) | Group 2 (7–13 years; n = 423) (%) | Group 3 (14–18 years; n = 390) (%) | |
| Abdominal LH seen by nurse | 4.3 | 19.4 | 25.1 |
| Abdominal LH felt by nurse | 3.0 | 21.7 | 29.2 |
| Thigh LH seen by nurse | 11.3 | 13.7 | 16.0 |
| Thigh LH felt by nurse | 14.7 | 16.4 | 18.9 |
| Buttock LH seen by nurse | 4.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Buttock LH felt by nurse | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Arm LH seen by nurse | 21.6 | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| Arm LH felt by nurse | 26.1 | 23.9 | 22.1 |
| LH found by nurse at one or more sites | 41.3 | 45.2 | 47.3 |
| Always inject into LH, reported by patient | 40.8 | 14.9 | 8.8 |
| Injections hurt, reported by patient | 70.0 | 59.4 | 60.9 |
| Injections hurt always or often (several times/week), reported by patient | 32.4 | 30.2 | 23.7 |
| Insulin leakage from site, reported by patient | 56.1 | 52.1 | 62.3 |
LH Lipohypertrophy