Addendum 1: Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations, India

With the emerging complexities in chronic diseases and people's lifestyles, healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to update their methods to manage and educate patients with chronic lifestyle disorders, particularly diabetes. The insulin injection technique (IIT), along with various parameters, must also be updated with newer methods. Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations (FITTER), India, has updated its recommendations to cover newer ways of detecting hypoglycaemia and lipohypertrophy, preventing needlestick injuries (NSIs), discouraging the reuse of insulin needles and encouraging good disposal. FITTER, India, is also introducing recommendations to calculate insulin bolus dose. These updated recommendations will help HCPs better manage patients with diabetes and achieve improved outcomes.

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With the emerging complexities in chronic diseases and people's lifestyles, healthcare professionals need to update their methods to better manage and educate patients with diabetes. The Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations in India has updated its recommendations to improve insulin injection technique, including newer ways of detecting hypoglycemia and lipohypertrophy, preventing needlestick injuries, encouraging proper disposal of insulin needles, and introducing recommendations for calculating insulin bolus dose.