Half units

Hi ailsa12, no your ocd at all. I have had a 1/2 unit pen for few years now and my DSN gave me two new pens, the ECHO and it's a great pen, easy to use and at the end of the pen ( pull it out and push back in) you can see your last Insulin dose and the time factor ( like a sun dial) I find it invaluable
Good luck

 

Yep, I have the Noveopen Echo too and it's great to be able to do half unit doses

You should be able to get them on prescription no problem

 

Yes I had the Demi pen which I found brilliant. (Now on a pump). My DSN gave me one a couple of years' ago. Hope you can get one from GP or hospital

 

I've got a half unit pen, asked our doctors for one and they said they didn't know of any such thing but would refer me to a consultant, went to the hospital appointment and they sorted me out. So a bit of a faff for me but worth it in the end!

 

I couldn't live without my echo. Most of my doses are half units. Corrections as well. I have the echo but had to pay for it but invaluable. I paid $50 well spent dollars.

 

I believe the echo is for the basal dose of Levimer only and not the fast acting. As I had one for years

 

Echo is fine for fast acting too was given one by diabetes nurse last week.

 

Your Dr can prescribe the NovoPen Echo, I had mine on repeat prescription.

 

The echo is for novolog in the US. I cannot get 1/2 unit pens for lantus. Shame

 

So

so do I. It has malfunctioned twice, just the part that tells you your last dose but the company replaced it free of charge both times. I did buy a back up just in case. I learned to have back ups when I dropped my meter in the toilet at an event I didn't want to take my BS in front of everyone. Now I have 3 meters. Haha. Lesson learned

 

Always keep back-ups, like all devices pens and bg meters can and do malfunction.

 

If you have lost your hypo awareness you should really ask your GP for a referral to a consultant - once you have that you will have access to a DSN and they will want to help you manage your levels safely when you have no hypo warnings. It's pretty cr*p having no hypo awareness and your GP will recognise it as a pretty significant indication that your diabetes isn't being well managed & they will want to refer you to a specialist to help with that.

 

My DSN, at my doctors surgery wrote out a prescription for me, I don't pay for any medication. I don't see her very often, but when I do, she is always supportive and helpful. Good luck.

 

I had the same issue Ailsa, and I've found the Novopen Echo is fantastic! As another poster has said, it records your last injection (units and how many hrs ago) great if you ever forget whether or not you've injected! Really easy to use and change cartridges too. My DSN requested it on prescription for me. I would ask your GP in the first instance, and if no luck, ask for an appointment with the diabetes clinic at your local hospital. You could even phone your hospital to speak to them and ask for an appt, and pen. It sounds like you would really benefit from the half units good luck x x

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I got a Echo from my DSN with a perscription for a Second, only use it for my fast acting, could not do with out it now.

 

Hi. Yes, the Novo Nordisk Echo 4 (now 5?) is great for 1/2 units and uses replaceable cartridges. It can also be used with Levemir of course. My DN gave me mine on prescription and I bought a spare on eBay.