Patient Centricity in Insulin Delivery: Improving the Injection Experience with Droplet Micron

Patient Centricity in Insulin Delivery: Improving the Injection Experience with Droplet Micron

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The injection experience is an often-overlooked aspect in insulin administration. For many daily insulin users, the experience is an important one, as it is directly related to quality of life and medication compliance. It is inaccurate to assume that one “just gets used to” the poke of a daily needle, as more often than not, this is not the case.

In fact, research suggests that 94 percent of insulin injectors experience anxiety and distress due to triggers associated with daily injections; these include seeing the needle, anticipation of the injection and the injection itself.