A U100 syringe (with the orange cap) measures out 100 units of insulin per mL, while a U40 syringe (with the red cap) measures out 40 units of insulin per mL This means that "one unit" of insulin is a different volume depending on whether it should be dosed in a U100 syringe or a U40 syringe Insulin dosages are measured in units and administered with syringes that correspond to insulin U100;To be clear, however, the U number means how many "units" (originally devised for insulin, where the dosage is an "international unit" and the numbers after the U stand for how many IUs are in each milliliter of the insulin formulation) marked on the side
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