[Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens

[Edward Green]

Hi Verlyn,

I take insulin through pens both for short and long acting. I use disposable pens, as opposed to the pens into which you fit a cartridge.

Each pen will dispense in incraments of one unit.

Cheers,

Ed 


> On 24 Apr 2019, at 20:42, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Some of the smart pens I saw at the recent conference I attended dosed in
> half-unit increments and they weren't called junior or anything special.
> They are apparently often used by pump users who want a break from the pump.
> Veronica
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:57 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Jeanette Kutash
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens
> 
> It often depends on the type of Insulin you are using and how it is dosed.
> For example, if you are taking it to make sure you are covered for a meal,
> those units will differ from the long-acting ones that you might take for
> example at bed time.
> 
> Jeanette 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Verlyn Baldwin via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:55 AM
> To: Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Verlyn Baldwin
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens
> 
> I have never used the insulin pens and would like to know what the smallest
> dosage is that can be taken with one injection. If the amount differs
> between insulin types please list the smallest long acting and smallest
> short acting.
> 
> Currently I am using Humalog with a pump and am aware of the increment
> selections with this device.
> 
> Verlyn Baldwin
> 
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