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    Insulin pens problem

    I wondered if anyone had been having trouble with their Novopen Echo Plus pens regarding the display? I had a pen replaced after five mnths use when the display stopped working and received a second pen on 28th March but noticed a few days ago that the display is blank, just like the previous...
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    Shortage of Tresiba pens

    I have been on Tresiba for just over a year and the advice was to throw the pen away when it was empty. The trouble with throwing things away is that sometimes this can lead to a shortage, which is what has happened with Tresiba pens. I heard about a scheme called PenCycle by Novo Nordisk a...
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    Insulin pen recycling

    While looking up whether the plastic covers of insulin pen needles can be put in the recycling box, I discovered something that appears to be just starting and think it is a very good idea. It's called PenCycle by Novo Nordisk and applies to their pre-filled pens which means you can put your...
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    Meter and strips

    A couple of months ago my surgery said they were changing our glucose meters for different ones. For years I had been using an Agamatrix Jazz meter and was really happy with it but the meter I have been given is cheaper and so are the testing strips but this is a false economy as I have many...
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    Freestyle Libre sensors and VAT

    I have ordered sensors direct from Abbott before but I heard that there was a delay of several days when ordering from them so tried to buy one off the shelf at a couple of Lloyds pharmacies in Sainsburys stores and was quoted £63 which included VAT and they appeared not to know about VAT...
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    Freestyle libre supplies

    I have been thinking of ordering a Freestyle Libre as my son has one and says it's so much easier than finger-prick testing. He has used two sensors so far and had two more on order but he mentioned today that the money had unexpectedly been refunded into his bank account. It says on their...
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    Should old insulin pen be replaced

    Hi I am new here and hope someone can give me some advice. I have had diabetes for 17 years and have been on insulin for around 12 of those years. I have had two or three pens for the quick acting insulin and the present pen I use must be five or more years old at least. I was told that...
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