Abstract

Insulin is a drug used in the treatment of diabetes type one and the emergencies of diabetes type two. Diabetes is a chronic disease which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin produced. The majority of the people with diabetes in developing countries are within the
productive age range of 45 to 64 years. Besides their reduced productivity, diabetes further makes it expensive in terms of drugs and the economic growth is slowed down. Diabetic patients with old age often have enough knowledge on insulin self-medication but some of them lose their sight as a complication of the disease. It was discovered that men are more compliant to insulin injection than women.