Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self-Administration among Type 1 Diabetic Patients at Metu Karl Referral Hospital, Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge regarding ISA among type 1 diabetic patients at MKRH, 2019.
| Items | Correct answer | Wrong answer | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) |
| Insulin is used to lower blood glucose | 132 (54.5%) | 112 (45.5%) | Insulin injection is taken before or just soon after a meal | 191 (78.9%) | 51 (21.1%) | The sites for insulin injection are the abdomen, thigh, glutei, and deltoid | 167 (69.0%) | 77 (31.0%) | An insulin vial is stored in the refrigerator or cold place or sand soaked with water | 136 (56.2%) | 108 (43.8%) | The use of the rotation of the injection site is to reduce pain and prevent wasting of subcutaneous tissues | 185 (76.4%) | 59 (23.6%) | Massage after injection is used to reduce the rapid absorption of insulin | 17 (6.2%) | 227 (93.8%) | The complications of insulin therapy are low blood sugar, insulin allergy, insulin resistance, and wasting of subcutaneous tissue | 230 (95.0%) | 12 (5.0%) | The benefits of insulin self-administration are that it is time-saving, cheap, and easily portable | 190 (78.5%) | 54 (21.5%) |
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