[Diabetes-talk] insulin pens keep getting stuck

[Mike Freeman]

Miriam:

Are you using the disposable HumaPens? If so, there were/are two varieties; 
the first was plastic and is still made but has been superseded by the 
second because many found the plunger in the first hard to push down if they 
had insufficient hand strength. The current model is easier to operate (as 
is the cartridge-driven HumaPen Memoir) but apparently some found the clicks 
to be less distinct than was the first HumaPen disposable so it's still 
being made (I use it but I admit one needs to mash on the plunger a bit).

If you're using a nondisposable pen, by all means go to your pharmacist or 
diabetes educator and get some tips.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "miriam youssefi" <miriamyoussefi at shaw.ca>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:57 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] insulin pens keep getting stuck


> Hi everyone,
> i'm new to the list and have been enjoying reading our posts on the list.
> i'm so glad that we have this great group of people to chat with.
> i have been having long time difficulty with my huma pens sticking while
> trying to push down the plunger. both my huma pens for the humalin and
> humalog insulins are troublesome to use. i keep having to take it apart
> while the pen along with the kneedle is still inside me. in order for the
> plunger to go down, i keep having to take it apart between intervals and
> putting it together again. it was acting up so bad today that had i not
> needed it, i was ready to throw it away. though i'm greatful i have 
> another
> pen that does work, i haven't used it before, as it takes some getting 
> used
> to. it's another huma pen, but now made of metal rather than the plastic 
> one
> i've been using. the shape of this is also different. i know i'll have to
> talk with the pharmacist about it, but had been putting it off, as i'd 
> been
> hoping my old pens still worked. i'm curious to know whether anyone else 
> may
> have run in to this particular problem and what may have caused this.
> anyway, thanks for listening and hope to hear from you!
> all the best,
> miriam
>


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