Guidance
Update information
December 2020: We amended recommendation 1.8.11 to highlight the importance of rotating insulin injection sites within the same body region. This followed an MHRA Drug Safety Update to remind patients to do this to avoid skin reactions.
May 2017: This guideline is a full update of NICE guideline CG9 (published January 2004) and replaces it.
Minor changes since publication
August 2024: We have simplified the guideline by removing recommendations on general principles of care that are covered in other NICE guidelines (for example, the NICE guideline on service user experience in adult mental health).
This is a presentational change only, and no changes to practice are intended.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-2508-7