Description

Introducing … The Follow the Rainbow Injection Chart … an innovative education resource and teaching strategy suitable for people with intellectual or cognitive disability or hearing impairment using insulin injections. This is a new approach to an old problem; rotation of injection sites to prevent lipohypertrophy (lumps and bumps).

This version of the resource is for people who cannot read and require adapted ways of learning. The resource includes an outline of the teaching strategy you can use to help a person with these disabilities to track where they have injected on their abdomen, using small stickers they can purchase from a discount shop. The stickers help them track their injection sites, while bringing some fun to injection time …  now that’s a good thing!

This simple resource, designed by Australian Registered Nurse and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Jayne Lehmann, provides a structured and fun approach to avoiding and preventing lipohypertrophy (lumps and bumps). The strategy and resource can support children and adults alike to move their injection site and avoid over injecting in the same areas – the cause of lipohypertrophy. This version is for one person with a cognitive disability to use and includes instructions on how to use.