Case Study 36-2 Abigail Johnson, a patient of Dr. Lewis, has been unable to keep her type 2 non–insulin dependent diabetes mellitus under control with oral hypoglycemic, and Dr. Lewis has decided that Abigail needs to begin to take insulin injections. Today in the clinic, her fasting blood glucose level is 190 mg/mL. Dr. Lewis prescribes Humulin® insulin 10 units subcutaneously stat. What does the medication label state are the number of units per milliliter?

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