Trurapi pens splitting/cracking

[Lee9]

Hi, I have recently been moved from novarapid to the Trurapi pens I believe due to nhs cost but the TR pens keep splitting open and I have to throw them away. It seems the plastic is very brittle. Anyone else had an issue or can anyone recommend a hard case to carry it in? Thanks

 

[Robin]

Hi, I have recently been moved from novarapid to the Trurapi pens I believe due to nhs cost but the TR pens keep splitting open and I have to throw them away. It seems the plastic is very brittle. Anyone else had an issue or can anyone recommend a hard case to carry it in? Thanks

Have you been prescribed the disposable pens? If so, you could ask for cartridges and a reuseable pen (sturdier, and less plastic waste, too)

 

[Lee9]

Have you been prescribed the disposable pens? If so, you could ask for cartridges and a reuseable pen (sturdier, and less plastic waste, too)

I have the disposable pens, i had no issues with the novorapid breaking. Thank you for the help

 

[Lucyr]

I have the disposable pens, i had no issues with the novorapid breaking. Thank you for the help

I’d get cartridges then if you’re not liking disposables

 

[Captainmartin]

I’ve got a diavy case. They seem to be pretty strong

 

[rebrascora]

You might also want to "yellow card" the Trurapi, so that if this is an issue for other users too, it will be flagged up to the "powers that be" as a manufacturing problem which needs addressing. I have to say I haven't read anything on the forum about this problem before. Has it happened when you have dropped your pen in which case I think it might be unreasonable to expect them to survive that. Or is it perhaps happening when you screw a new needle on? I am always conscious that the last turn on the needle to tighten it down, is quite stiff on my Novo Nordisk pens and must put quite a bit of torsional stress on the cartridge holder part of the pen. I hold the pen as close to the tip as possible when I screw on each needle to try to reduce that torsional strain. Not sure if that makes sense but something to consider.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Where are you carrying them @Lee9 ? I used to keep my in-use pen in a neoprene pencil case - but I guess a more rigid container like a pen tin might offer some protection?

Are they in a pocket or somewhere else they might get leaned on?

If they are just breaking or fragmenting in normal use, and you don’t think they are fit for purpose - Are you reporting them to the MRHA Yellow Card Scheme? Edit: oops, just spotted that this had already been suggested!

 

[Karen999]

I've not had any problems with mine splitting. I keep them in a small hard carry case .
The only prob I've had is mis understanding how much was in a pen . I read 100units assumed it was 100 doses but apparently it's 300 doses . My DN said it's quite a common error.

 

[rebrascora]

The only prob I've had is mis understanding how much was in a pen . I read 100units assumed it was 100 doses but apparently it's 300 doses

No, it is 300units in a pen not doses (100units per ml and the pen contains 3mls so 3x100 = 300 units).

Your dose may well vary and be 2 units for one meal or 5 units for a different meal or whatever so there is no knowing how many "doses" you will get out of the pen because the dose usually varies. You just know the number of units a new pen contains, especially considering you will effectively "waste" some of those units as air shots.