cz_dave
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Agree with Tim - if you take small doses, a half-unit can make at least a 1 mmol BG difference, and I think it's important if you're insulin sensitive.
So yes, @cz_dave, I use a Novopen Echo, which is the half-unit pen for Novo Nordisk insulins. Other insulins have their own pens. They come in blue and in red so I got one in each (for Novorapid and Insulatard). Really important for bolusing. Though, oddly, they're rarely used in Denmark.
The Echo ought to be available on prescription. I would really, really press for one. No one should take more insulin than they need, general principle but also too much insulin very nasty stuff.
L.
Also the Echo pens have this really useful memory feature on the bottom, so they record dose and approx time elapsed from your last dose.
Thanks, @tim2000s and @LucySW. I was not sure how to get hold of a 0.5 unit pen as I have only been using pre-filled pens and these are not available in half units for NovoRapid here. The Echo pen sure looks interesting.