Personalized Intervention in Correcting Insulin Injection Errors and its Impact on A1C in the Study: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Ever since the discovery of insulin, it has become an inevitable part of diabetes management in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Administering insulin subcutaneously following the correct insulin injection technique is often flawed in a considerable number of people with diabetes. Incorrect insulin techniques lead to poor glycemic control and invite serious adversities. Aims and Objectives: The study aims to evaluate impact of imparting educational intervention on reducing insulin injection errors and subsequent improvement in glycated hemoglobin in people with T2D. Materials and Methods: The study employed a survey-based cross-sectional design to evaluate the impact of the educational interventions on the injection techniques for the diabetes cohort. The data were collected from people with T2D visiting the outpatient department of four different comprehensive diabetes research centers in Kerala, India. All the statistical analysis was performed using R version 4.2.3. Results: Results showed a significant reduction in the HbA1c in people with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion: The cross-sectional study demonstrates that repeated educational interventions contribute to statistically significant improvement in HbA1c.