novopen 6

[Gillycat]

I have just started using a Novopen6 as it has a injection memory only, to find to my frustration that it has no clock, just the hours etc since last injection, this frankly is very disappointing and for me personally a clock would have made life so much easier for it to work in collaboration with my libre sensor.

 

[Woodywoodpecker]

I have just started using a Novopen6 as it has a injection memory only, to find to my frustration that it has no clock, just the hours etc since last injection, this frankly is very disappointing and for me personally a clock would have made life so much easier for it to work in collaboration with my libre sensor.

When you scan it the time comes up on Libre app

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I have just started using a Novopen6 as it has a injection memory only, to find to my frustration that it has no clock, just the hours etc since last injection, this frankly is very disappointing and for me personally a clock would have made life so much easier for it to work in collaboration with my libre sensor.

Then it would need a way to set the time (and some way to handle time zone changes). Much too complex given the tiny display it has (and the tiny battery). The intention is that mostly you either want an idea of "did I inject the dose I think I injected or did I forget" or you'll be scanning it into some software (like LibreLink) which handles the time. (The second does require that you use some suitable software, obviously.)

 

[John Gray]

Given the amount of hassle that Microsoft (among others) has had with world time zones in Windows over the years, I am sure that Novo Nordisk would want to keep very far away from this problem.

Most 'digital watches' display the date as mm/dd (today shows as 6/22 on my Casio watch), which could cause the usual British person to misread the date. If the watch shows 11/08, is that November 8th (US) or 11th August (UK)?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I have just started using a Novopen6 as it has a injection memory only, to find to my frustration that it has no clock, just the hours etc since last injection, this frankly is very disappointing and for me personally a clock would have made life so much easier for it to work in collaboration with my libre sensor.

It does seem that LibreLink can connect to Novopen 6 when using Libre2+

… at least in some territories worldwide - this is the Aussie website:

FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus and NovoPen 6

FreeStyle Libre | Flash Glucose Monitoring System | Abbott Diabetes Care Australia

www.freestylelibre.com.au

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Or possibly this slightly less glossy-looking page in the UK?

How do I pair my NovoPen with the FreeStyle LibreLink app?

From the FreeStyle LibreLink app:◊ Open Menu and select Insulin pens Select Get Started Select Pen Type Scan the NovoPen (for iPhone, press the scan button to scan) Verify the device was added, and tap Next Select Insulin pen color Select type of insulin Select Insulin brand Opt In or Decline...

www.freestyle.abbott

 

[Bruce Stephens]

It does seem that LibreLink can connect to Novopen 6 when using Libre2+

It can. (I presume it would work even if you didn't use Libre, though I don't suppose it would be the best option in that case.)

 

[Robin]

Or possibly this slightly less glossy-looking page in the UK?

How do I pair my NovoPen with the FreeStyle LibreLink app?

From the FreeStyle LibreLink app:◊ Open Menu and select Insulin pens Select Get Started Select Pen Type Scan the NovoPen (for iPhone, press the scan button to scan) Verify the device was added, and tap Next Select Insulin pen color Select type of insulin Select Insulin brand Opt In or Decline...

www.freestyle.abbott

I set my novopen echo up to scan onto my Libre App, and I’m a technophobe. I now just hold the pen to the Near Field thingy on the back of my phone, and all the injections I’ve done since the last time I scanned it appear in the log by magic.
The only thing that really annoys me is that you have to go through manually and mark the air shots as 'Test shot'

 

[mashedupmatt]

Novopen 6 does show when the last dose was given (apologies for the rubbish picture!) - this was 4 units this morning 12+ hrs ago


First time I've looked at the end of the pen because when you scan it, it shows in Librelink!

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Novopen 6 does show when the last dose was given (apologies for the rubbish picture!)

It does, but that's the time since the last dose. Which is fine, I think, but I can see why someone might prefer the time instead. I just think that would be much less practical and ultimately not worth doing. (Who wants yet another thing you need to update twice a year?)

 

[mashedupmatt]

I agree, the time would be better on the manual display but the subtraction is not that difficult and if you scan it then the time is there on Librelink - clever bit of technology, and am grateful for it