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Permalink Reply by DeeJay on December 30, 2010 at 4:26pm

Ooooh! I did not think of breaking it in half, that would make things so much easier! Im going to try this. Thank you so much!

Permalink Reply by Lizzie on December 31, 2010 at 12:05pm

I used my stock pile of pens to fill my cartridges in the beginning too, so it can definitely be done. I didn't break mine open, just dialed the highest number on the pen and shot it into the pump cartridge. Just make sure you don't put air into the pen like you would with a normal vial - it will explode!!

Permalink Reply by DeeJay on January 4, 2011 at 11:28pm

Hahaha I will make sure I wont do that! However, Ive just been drawing the insulin out of the cartridge with the reservoir needle, its kind of hard because since there is no air the pressure is really strong and its hard to draw the insulin. next time I will try and push the insulin in using the actual pen.

Permalink Reply by bort269 on March 27, 2013 at 7:37pm

I just started on an insulin pump on Monday (523 Revel as well) and my hospital stopped carrying Novolog earlier this year (instead switching to Humalog).

Because my nurse didn't want yet another new parameter (there are already enough when starting a new pump and stopping Lantus injections) I brought my Novolog pen and she filled my reservoir with it!

I've been using (and loving :-) my new pump since Monday with it without any problems.

Although tomorrow I have to do my first insertion site change and I'll have to decide if I want to try my luck with the Novolog pen extraction as well (on my own) or if I should try out the Humalog vial already.

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