[Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

Mon Nov 25 20:02:10 UTC 2019

I assume it evens out in terms of cost with traditional pens. The apps will have different names, so shouldn't be a problem confusing them, smile.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

What was the cost of it.
Cheaper than getting five pens at the cost of $45?
Where did you get the help learning it?
How many cartridges come for a month?
Would you keep using it?
Is there an app to down load?
Doesn't get mixed up with the dex com app?

Original message:
> 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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