TY - JOUR T1 - Injecting insulin through clothing was safe and convenient JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 12 LP - 12 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.1.12 VL - 1 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/1/12.abstract N2 - Fleming Dr,Jacober Sj, Vandenberg Ma , Et AL. The safety of injecting insulin through clothing. Diabetes Care 1997 Mar; 20 : 244 –7. OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text To assess the safety and convenience of injecting insulin through clothing.20 week randomised cross over trial.University hospital diabetes clinic in Detroit, Michigan, USA.50 patients who had type I or type II diabetes and had been injecting insulin for ≥ 1 year. 42 patients (84%) (mean age 41 y, 50% women, 78% type I diabetes, 50% attended ≥ 16 y formal education) with a mean duration of diabetes of 14 years completed the study.Patients were allocated to a method of injecting insulin through clothing or to the conventional method in which the skin had to be wiped with alcohol and allowed to dry before injecting the insulin. … ER -