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Insulin Pen Dosage problems

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PaulGB

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
As there is a problem with Humalog vials I have just started to use the Humalog pens.
I follow the procedures and set the dial to my required dosage, inject and depress the button. Instead of the dose counter slowly/evenly reducing it suddenly clicks down 2 or more units.
The nurses at my local hospital assure me that the pen is dispensing the correct dose BUT my blood sugar levels say otherwise.

Am I doing something wrong?? Is the pen faulty??

I would be grateful for your comments
 
Welcome to the forum @PaulGB

The disposable humalog pen does click as you're giving insulin, but if you think it's faulty I'd try another one.

If it's the reusable pen, I don't know, sorry.

Many things impact blood sugar levels, like brewing an illness that you're not aware of yet, stress etc, so it may be the pen, but maybe not.
 
Hopeful34 said:
Welcome to the forum @PaulGB

The disposable humalog pen does click as you're giving insulin, but if you think it's faulty I'd try another one.

If it's the reusable pen, I don't know, sorry.

Many things impact blood sugar levels, like brewing an illness that you're not aware of yet, stress etc, so it may be the pen, but maybe not.
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Thanks for your response. I'll keep on with this pen for a bit then try another pen
 
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