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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bill_St" data-source="post: 2764052" data-attributes="member: 310899">The Mayo Clinic is recognised as being one of the leading international medical organisations.  They recently published a paper which imho condemns current clinical practice.30-60% of insulin users actually inject incorrectly.The main issue is lack of training for new users. Unfortunately their paper is designed for medical professionals and is thus complex and lengthy. It can be found by googling “FITTER Mayo Clinic”Luckily many here will read it and pass on help which is often lacking from HCP and hospitals.“The most recent global insulin injection technique best practices were published in 2016 by the Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations (FITTER). While injection technique efforts in different regions have reflected some developments since 2016, a global effort was warranted to comprehensively capture new evidence and modern expert perspectives. In this article, we share the output of the “FITTER Forward” initiative, authored by 16 diabetes specialists from 13 countries who met virtually in 2023-2024. FITTER Forward provides an updated rationale for the importance of proper injection technique training and its impact on diabetes management.”Thankfully some HCP will eventually read this and we may, in time, see some improvement in health care, but 2016 to now encompasses so many developments, particularly with sensors which can show injection failure by increased variability and differing spot values from blood and personal feelings.30 - 60% of insulin users is not a small number. Lipohypertrophy is a vital issue.You are not just unlucky and the lack of knowledgable support from HCP for PWD is not just national but international.This website does much to help!</blockquote>

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