Volume 5, Number 6, November-December 2008

How to prevent and manage lipohypertrophy at injection sites
Sandra Waddingham

Lipohypertrophy is surprisingly common in people using insulin to control their diabetes. As more and more people with diabetes are managed in primary care, practice nurses take on a greater role in the management and education of these patients. This article considers what lipohypertrophy is, how it can be prevented and how it should be managed once it has been identified.

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