NOVOPEN Echo Plus RED Insulin Pen, RED Colour

Very well made and durable

I have 2 pens in silver and blue, one for each of my insulins. Unfortunately I have used the Nova Rapid instead of the Tresiba (slow release) on a couple of occasions by accident. Having this pen in red (means danger), it is so obvious which is the fast acting insulin. Being able to give half doses is a god send eg: when your carbs totally 35g, no more injecting too much or not enough! So easy to use but check on units before using as being used to turning once for a unit is now 2 twists instead! Within a couple of uses it becomes the norm. It's also slightly slimmer in size than others which also helps with identifying the correct pen. It's not cheap but having the peace of mind you're using the correct insulin is worth it.

As someone who can be prone to forgetting almost instantly after I’ve taken my NovoRapid insulin injection, this is a very handy device - it tells you how long ago you took your last injection, and how much you took, which is invaluable for me - it eliminates the possibility of double dosing. It also lets you sync your injection information to apps on your smartphone, so you have a record of what you took and when. I use it with an iOS app called Glooko, which syncs with my Diabetic Clinic too. As a NovoRapid user, this is one of the 2 compatible pens, and the only change involved was the move from the disposable FlexPens to the PenFill cartridges which you install easily into the pen. Still NovoRapid, still exactly the same. I’m very happy with this smart insulin pen, and I’m glad I made the upgrade. A very easy two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

Had it for over a year now and still working as if it’s new

Will offer anyone a very detailed record of your short term insulin intake. You can with each injection make individual notes.

Excellent

Update: the pen no longer transfers sata to the ‘phone. It is a waste of time and money. I bought the pen because of the NFC link to (in my case) the Freestyle Libre app on iOS. First, the pen. It works, as have the other Novo Echo pens I have used. Reliable, discrete, familiar and, crucially, with the ability to administer half unit doses. The star rating I have applied here would be 5 if the pen was simply to administer insulin. It is the NFC where I have marked it down. The NFC. It sort of works, usually on the second, third or fourth attempt with error messages popping up instead of a record of insulin administered. The multiple attempts required to get it to work on each jab are deflating. It leaves me feeling it would be more productive to go back to the old way of keeping an insulin record carved in stone using a banana.

It's the proper Insulin Pen. I got this pen as a spare and it's the real deal.