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A member asked:

What if there is a little air in the syringe that i use for injection of insulin?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

No problem.: Insulin is administered via subcutaneous injections with very fine needles; a tiny amount of air will not have any adverse effect.

Answered 10/18/2014

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