Insulin air bubbles

Sharrryn

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I opened a new pen vial of novorapid yesterday. I now notice lots of tiny air bubbles in the vial. I always prime and use a new pen tip for each injection. I know we all see air bubbles in our insulin vials at times but are so many tiny ones normal ?
 

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Juicyj

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Hi @Sharrryn No right or wrong answer to this one - as long as your tapping the vial and priming your pen it won't be an issue,
 
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NicoleC1971

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For purposes of injecting via a pen this should be okay. If I get air bubbles when filling a pump cartridge it causes a problem with insulin delivery but not a safety problem for a subcutaneous jab via a pen.
 
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