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How to use a GLP-1 injector pen
How to use an insulin pen
play_circle_filled How to use a GLP-1 injector pen
This video will help you feel comfortable using your GLP-1 pen.These pens, help treat diabetes by working with your body to release insulin.
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Learn step-by-step how to prepare your pen, choose an injection site, give yourself an injection, and safely dispose of the needle.

For clinicians

How to use a GLP-1 injector pen
How to use an insulin pen
play_circle_filled How to use a GLP-1 injector pen
Master the essentials of insulin pen administration. This guide ensures safe, effective, and patient-centered insulin delivery practices.
play_circle_filled How to use an insulin pen
In this Health Matters video, Liz from SIU Medicine shows how to use a GLP-1 injector pen. These pens, help treat diabetes by working with your body to release insulin. Liz explains each step: getting the pen ready, picking the right spot for the shot, giving the injection, and safely throwing the pen away. This video will help you feel comfortable using your GLP-1 pen.

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