Knowledge and Reported Practices of Self Administration of Insulin through Pen Technique among Diabetic Patients Attending the OPD of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lucknow

Objectives: To assess the knowledge and reported practices regarding insulin administration through pen technique among diabetes patients. Materials and methods: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and reported practices regarding insulin administration through pen technique among diabetic patients.50 diabetic patients were recruited in to the study who attended the Medical& endocrinology OPD’s of a tertiary care hospital by non probability purposive sampling. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics. Results: The present study results revealed that maximum i. e.29 (58 %) of population had excellent knowledge, 12 (24 %) had good knowledge, 6 (12 %) had average knowledge and only 03 (6 %) had poor knowledge of self-administration of insulin injection through pen technique. However when evaluated the reported practices it was seen that only 16 (32 %) respondents had excellent practice, 22 (44 %) had good practice, 12 (24 %) had average practices and no one had poor practice of self-administration of insulin injection through pen technique. Conclusion: Results from this study bring light to the fact that diabetes patients need to be educated and supported regarding use of pen for insulin administration.