Subject: Re: Pen Question
From: One Stop (one-stop@juno.com)
Date: Thu Mar 31 2005 - 08:47:44 EST
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:17:36 +0200 "Annelies" <nacht@pandora.be> writes: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:41:04 -0800 Mike & Linda <res03cw1@gte.net> > writes: > > >.> Does the window number go back to -0- after you "push in"? > > > They don't, the pen switches off by itselfs after a while. > > Well that is the same. :-( So unless you take large doses of lantus you cannot be sure of how much insulin is actually being delivered. To me, this is the biggest problem with the lantus pen. It could also be another example of my assertion that Aventis may have a good product but the manufacturer really doesn't understand diabetics and diabetes. If they went to the trouble to develop a battery operated pen you'd think they would make optimal use of the battery power like back lighting the dosage window, winding down the dosage #'s as the insulin is delivered etc. etc. etc. Making the pen's battery replacable by the user would lower costs to Avantis and inconvenience to the user. Oh well, it's not the first new toy that didn't seem worth the trouble. Remember the medi-jet injection device? I think they still make them. Sounded good when they first came out but using the medi-jet was another story. Talk about bruising, it was like getting beat up with each shot. Nancy
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