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NovoPen Echo

Sharrryn

Sharrryn

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Have any NovoPen Echo users ever got two lines - - on the dose memory display after giving the injection instead of the dose number . The manual says it means the pen has been used in a way it cannot register and dose memory will start working again after next injection. I’m just worried I didn’t get my full levemir dose now.
 

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Yes, happens to me occasionally and I too always worry if I received the right amount or not. I think it’s one of those things unfortunately ...
 
pinewood said:
Yes, happens to me occasionally and I too always worry if I received the right amount or not. I think it’s one of those things unfortunately ...
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Yeh. We have enough to stress about without the pens having faults. Even if it is just a display glitch.
 
Hi @Sharrryn ,

How long have you used the pen?
Battery could be out, or briefly disconnected by a little shock or dirty contact? Hazarding a guess...
"Used in a way it cannot register." Covers a multitude of probabilities... ;)
 
Jaylee said:
Hi @Sharrryn ,

How long have you used the pen?
Battery could be out, or briefly disconnected little shock or dirty contact? Hazarding a guess...
"Used in a way it cannot register." Covers a multitude of probabilities... ;)
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Yeh. Could be anything really. ;) It’s only a new pen. A month old - I got from my educator. I did an air shot dose after I got the - - and it registered the dose ok. I might ring the novo Nordisk hotline here in Australia when they open this morning and see what they say.
 
Sharrryn said:
Yeh. Could be anything really. ;) It’s only a new pen. A month old - I got from my educator. I did an air shot dose after I got the - - and it registered the dose ok. I might ring the novo Nordisk hotline here in Australia when they open this morning and see what they say.
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After an airshot..
Try doing a test shot of 20u into the needle cap upto the line highlighted below in the pic..

This will give an idea what the pen mechanism is doing...

Hope this helps..?

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Sharrryn said:
Thanks. I did that and it passed :)
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What else can i say... It seems to be one of those "things" & you got it sussed...
The LCD readout works independently (it's. Not supposed to.) from the mechanism & sometimes... It gets misaligned.
Power distribution at the time of dial up.

All any of us can do is keep a close eye on the meter....
 
Jaylee said:
What else can i say... It seems to be one of those "things" & you got it sussed...
The LCD readout works independently (it's. Not supposed to.) from the mechanism & sometimes... It gets misaligned.
Power distribution at the time of dial up.

All any of us can do is keep a close eye on the meter....
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Thanks. :) I rang the hotline in Australia and the rep said not to stress as I would have received the dose I dialed up - it just didn’t register in the memory. She said if I had used uneven pressure on the pen as I pushed down to deliver the dose it can cause this. If it keeps hapenning they’ll replace.
 
Sharrryn said:
Thanks. :) I rang the hotline in Australia and the rep said not to stress as I would have received the dose I dialed up - it just didn’t register in the memory. She said if I had used uneven pressure on the pen as I pushed down to deliver the dose it can cause this. If it keeps hapenning they’ll replace.
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Do you have a spare pen? Rule of thumb." Always have a "plan B."

Somehow I got you down as a resourceful "plan B'er." :)
 
Jaylee said:
Do you have a spare pen? Rule of thumb." Always have a "plan B."

Somehow I got you down as a resourceful "plan B'er." :)
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Haha.... yes I’ve had a spare pen in storage which I’ll use if it happens again. Plus spare syringes. I’ve got spares of everything ;);)
 
Sharrryn said:
Have any NovoPen Echo users ever got two lines - - on the dose memory display after giving the injection instead of the dose number . The manual says it means the pen has been used in a way it cannot register and dose memory will start working again after next injection. I’m just worried I didn’t get my full levemir dose now.
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In my experience that's just a display glitch. Nothing to worry about.
 
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