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Evolution of insulin pens

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delb t said:
Well I guess he likes to be precise!I think he was thinking of maybe a curry night- when he does fill his boots!. Is the novo 3 demi not had great reviews?- We have got novo4 pens from dx - I prefer half pens and he does I guess
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I looked it up and the Demi goes up to 35 units. I've never had a dose that exceeds the capacity of any pen I've owned, for me it would be somewhere in the region of 350g carbs for a dose of 30+, and with high doses I find they don't work as accurately anyway, so would do two injections 🙂 Although I probably couldn't eat that much at one sitting! 😱
 
I'm very fussy when it comes to my insulin pens. Hated the Autopen and had two of them break on me.

These are my two current weapons of choice:

Eli Lilly Humapen Luxura HD - reusable, sturdy metal and does half units for my Humalog

https://www.lillypro.co.uk/diabetes...guide/Luxura HD Patient Guide- UKHMG00089.pdf

Sanofi ClikStar - reusable, plastic, but sturdier and more reliable than Autopen. Single units only for my Lantus

http://www.lantus.se/Global/Docs/DIABETES/Snabbguider/ClikStar_Snabbguide_Engelska.pdf

NiVZ
 
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