Medical Professionals: Physician Briefing: Monitoring

 

Importance of Blood Glucose Monitoring   The patient may experience the need to adjust insulin dosage when switching from needle and syringe to an AdvantaJet® needle-free injection system. (Because of increased absorption with jet injection, there is an increased risk of hypoglycemia unless insulin dosages are adjusted.) Care should be exercised in testing blood glucose levels prior to the use of the AdvantaJet® and thereafter on a regular basis, according to the advice of the physician. Close monitoring and recording of values for at least three days prior to injection of insulin with the AdvantaJet® is recommended. Thereafter, it is recommended that glucose testing be continued on a regular basis. The actual total daily units of insulin required may eventually decrease by approximately 10 % to 20 % due to changes in absorption. The importance of monitoring blood glucose levels during the transition to jet injection of insulin is cited in the findings of a recent study using the AdvantaJet® injector.