[Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

[ed worrell]

Hey Bridgit,

My insurance covered it and there was only a $35 co-pay. The pen will last for an entire year without changing or replacing batteries. So to me $35 was worth it. I did have some issues with Walgreens Pharmacy and the cartridge refills. Make sure that you have your doctor write the prescription for the Novolog pen fills. All though in the future I hope to see them add more insulins to the mix.

Ed
 and this should clear up the issue I had.
> On Nov 25, 2019, at 8:05 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> 
> This is incredibly helpful. When my Medtronic warranty is up in a couple of years, this sounds like a viable option that will be closer to a pump than traditional pens. Definitely will keep this in mind.
> 
> Do we know insurance provider's positions on covering it?
> 
> Bridgit
> 
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have actually just started using the Inpen as of three days ago. The app is very accessible with VoiceOver. There are a few things that VoiceOver doesn’t read but they are not viable for the use of the Inpen with the app.
> 
> The set up process is amazingly accessible and simple. If will ask you to dose a surrten amount *Note: This is without an insulin cartridge in the pen. This is how you pair the pen with bluetooth. After you dose the amount and push the plunger all the way you will double tap the pair button. It will go through a status bar of which is read by voiceover beautifully. After that is done you will now place the cartridge in the pen and prime it. This only took about 6 units for me. They tell  you to do this in 2 unit increments.
> 
> I hope this helps,
> 
> Ed Worrell.  
> 
>> On Nov 23, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone.
>> With all the craziness surrounding today's pumps and our future 
>> accessibility, I thought this might be helpful for some of you. I'm 
>> probably not the only one who got this email since Dexcom is sharing 
>> it. But for those who may not have seen it, I thought I'd share this.
>> Inpen by Companion Medical is an insulin pen which works with an app 
>> on your phone. I have played with the pen, but not the app.
>> It does have some cool sounding features though. It can deliver up to 
>> 30 units, in half-unit increments. The clicks were easy to feel when I 
>> played with it. It is not a disposable pen, you put cartridges in it. 
>> It seems to only have Humalog and Novalog right now though. I hope it 
>> has more choices in the future. But hey, the pen comes in three colors, blue gray and pink.
>> When you connect it to the app, it sends your dosing information to the app.
>> So it keeps track of how much you've used and alerts you when the 
>> cartridge is low. It has a calculator so it can calculate boluses like the pumps do.
>> It also alerts you when the insulin gets out of an acceptable 
>> temperature range. You can set other reminders like when to test, when 
>> to take long-acting insulin and stuff like that. You can pair multiple 
>> pens to the app. The app also connects with Dexcom Clarity and becomes 
>> part of the report your doc sees.
>> When my hubby looked at the screen shots on the web site, he said it 
>> looked like a pretty normal app, with text boxes and number keypads. 
>> If I'm reading it right, I think for iPhones, it connects through Apple Health somehow.
>> Anyway, here's the web site if anyone wants to check it out.
>> 
>> https://www.companionmedical.com/inpen
>> 
>> Hope this is helpful.
>> Veronica
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