Memoir Pen any UK replacements around?

[moanymoan]

Hi all

Been using Lilly Memoir Pen along with my Humalog for quite a number of years now gone through two replacement pens as batteries ran out. My last and lonesome pen has now ceased to be powered This pen is/was a god send to me as it stored each and every dose of insulin I administered (well up to 16 injections) couple of days worth, I could confirm to myself that I had actually done an injection and what dosage I administered, or more often than not, that I hadn't actually injected - you do it so automatically can't recall if done so or not - sounds stupid but come on hands up the rest of you haha.

Anyway other than swapping my insulin over to Novo and their Novopen 5 does anyone know of any other pen available in uk that fits the bill? I have seen the caps you can get but they only show the time since last use - no dosage or previous memory.
I have also seen Safeplus Pendiq but can't seem to get them over here?

Spoken to Eli Lilly but no assistance or new similar pen in pipeline - I really am quite upset at my lost pal, the pen looks perfect just no power battery gone to battery heaven - I am desperate to find an alternative, that fits Humalog cartridges or swap to Novolog.

Has anyone else experienced swapping to Novolog ?

 

[snowleopard]

I'm on Novorapid and have their cartridge pen with memory. It just gives last dose and time since injecting but a couple of times it's got me out of the 'did I or didn't I' dilemma. I believe the batteries are replaceable. Are you sure you can't put a new battery in your old one?

 

[moanymoan]

Hi Loving your pic Snowleopard,

Yes you would think replaceable batteries would be on the designers list but alas no, probably why they aren't producing them anymore !! Was a great pen showing date time and dose given, ah well will have to speak to Doc and change over to Novolog (similar to humalog in its effectiveness I think?- Doc 'll know, see him Monday) and use the pen you describe. Is yours the Novopen 5 ?

 

[ElkBond]

Hi Loving your pic Snowleopard,

Yes you would think replaceable batteries would be on the designers list but alas no, probably why they aren't producing them anymore !! Was a great pen showing date time and dose given, ah well will have to speak to Doc and change over to Novolog (similar to humalog in its effectiveness I think?- Doc 'll know, see him Monday) and use the pen you describe. Is yours the Novopen 5 ?

Depending on how 'techy' you find yourself, you could try prying one of the dead ones open. I doubt they use anything exotic. Probably just a sealed in coin battery (the diddy ones).

PM me if you want some help, I am sure I can help somewhat.

 

[moanymoan]

Depending on how 'techy' you find yourself, you could try prying one of the dead ones open. I doubt they use anything exotic. Probably just a sealed in coin battery (the diddy ones).

PM me if you want some help, I am sure I can help somewhat.

Hi

Yes did dismantled an old pen, not this my last one, and sure enough those diddy batteries are there but they are welded big time into a microchip, not removable as they are both integrated into a mesh which appears to provide connection to other parts of the pen, very involved not a simple weld joint that can be undone and re-welded. Got my new NovoPen 5 which does have its memory of dosage, just not date and time of injection and history, only the time elapsed since last jab so better than nothing !