Many patients on insulin have been administering their own doses at home quite successfully for some time prior to their hospital admission. Yet, once in the hospital, we often take this responsibility away from them, only to give it back again at discharge. Involve patients in their own care by having them administer their own insulin while in the hospital if they feel comfortable doing so. Not only does this serve as an excellent opportunity to verify patients’ understanding of their medications and provide education, but it also helps prevent adverse drug events. Timeliness of insulin administration is important in preventing adverse drug events. Patients have the most at stake in making sure that their medications are administered correctly and on time and therefore are likely to try to do it correctly. Since patients have only their own medications to administer, they may have a better chance of doing so on time than busy nursing staff might.