Syringe Injection
Blue Kit
Syringes
Needle used with insulin vial to administer insulin
Insulin Vial(s)
Container holding insulin to be used with syringe
Learn how to Administer Insulin from Video
Learn how to Administer Insulin Step by Step
Make sure to read all steps before beginning!
Wash your hands with soap and warm water
Make sure to wash the site of the prick
Avoid alcohol wipes
Check the insulin medication name and expiration date
For a new vial, remove the tab on insulin vial
You only need to do this the first time
Wipe the top of the insulin vial
Alcohol wipe in Yellow Kit
Remove the bottom cap and needle cover on the syringe
Remove caps for both the tip and plunger and keep for later
Pull the plunger back to your insulin dose
Insert the syringe into the rubber stopper of the vial
Hold the bottle steady on the table
Push the air into the vial
This air is equal to your dose
Turn the vial and syringe upside down to 180 degrees
Pull the plunger down to your insulin dose
Remove the syringe from the vial
Remove air bubbles
Do this by tapping the syringe with your finger or against the table or applying slight pressure to the plunger
Choose injection site
Good injection sites are your abdomen, your thigh, or the back of your arm
Pinch the chosen site and clean it with an alcohol pad
Wait 10 seconds until the alcohol is dry
Alcohol wipe in Yellow Kit
Inject the insulin syringe
Make sure to insert at a 90 degree angle
