Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

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Never mind. I figured it out. Grin

Here's to all of those half completed email messages and their composers..

Ca-ching! LOL

Cheers,

Steve Heesen and Guide Dog Princess Rattan

West Allis, WI U.S.A.

Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> Hello,

>

> I just had a question for anyone who might know the answer.

>

> About a week and a half ago, I started using Lantus insulin with the

> OptiClick pen.

> Well, I've finished the first cartridge, but I just can't figure out how

to

> make it so I can put in the next cartridge.

> I've taken out the empty cartridge and can't figure out how to make it go

> back down so the next one will fit in.

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks in advance

>

> Steve Heesen

> West Allis, WI U.S.A.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Steve,

I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted person

to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

the future.

Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve,

I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted person

to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

the future.

Jen

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, inn the state of Georgia the Lantus cartridge for the

OptiClick pen is not on the insurance company's formulary, so it is no

longer covered for a co-pay. Personally, I prefer the Lantus pen, since it

lets me draw up my own dose of Lantus insulin without any other devices or

sighted assistance. Also the needles that fit the Humalog pen, which by the

way is covered by my health insurance company, fits the Lantus pen or

OptiClick as it is known. The battery in the Lantus pen is only used to

operate the read out display, which informs the sighted person the amount of

the dose which has been drawn. Blind people count the clicks when turning

the dose knob to determine the number of units they have drawn, just as they

do with the Humalog pen.

I will be glad when the Lantus cartridge is placed on the insurance

company's formulary, so I can be completely independent once again. If it

is, my co-pay for the Lantus cartridge would be $30 presently, whereas if I

purchase it at the going non-coverage rate it would cost me $100 for a box

of five cartridges.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> Hi Steve,

>

> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted person

> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

> the future.

>

> Jen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, inn the state of Georgia the Lantus cartridge for the

OptiClick pen is not on the insurance company's formulary, so it is no

longer covered for a co-pay. Personally, I prefer the Lantus pen, since it

lets me draw up my own dose of Lantus insulin without any other devices or

sighted assistance. Also the needles that fit the Humalog pen, which by the

way is covered by my health insurance company, fits the Lantus pen or

OptiClick as it is known. The battery in the Lantus pen is only used to

operate the read out display, which informs the sighted person the amount of

the dose which has been drawn. Blind people count the clicks when turning

the dose knob to determine the number of units they have drawn, just as they

do with the Humalog pen.

I will be glad when the Lantus cartridge is placed on the insurance

company's formulary, so I can be completely independent once again. If it

is, my co-pay for the Lantus cartridge would be $30 presently, whereas if I

purchase it at the going non-coverage rate it would cost me $100 for a box

of five cartridges.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> Hi Steve,

>

> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted person

> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

> the future.

>

> Jen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

How many units of lantus (approx) do yu take at a time? Could you use the

Count-a-dose with a 50-unit syringe to measure your own lantus?

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>

>

>> Hi Steve,

>>

>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>> person

>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

>> the future.

>>

>> Jen

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

How many units of lantus (approx) do yu take at a time? Could you use the

Count-a-dose with a 50-unit syringe to measure your own lantus?

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>

>

>> Hi Steve,

>>

>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>> person

>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime in

>> the future.

>>

>> Jen

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

I use 40 units of Lantus each night, and yes I can use the count-a-dose

system to draw up my medication. The Lantus pen is quicker, more portable

and more convenient than using the count-a-dose system, which costs around

$60 or so, but it is slower and more bothersome than the Lantus pen. I use

a box of Lantus cartridges each month, which is a cost of $360 each year,

where as the Lantus cartridges would cost me out of pocket $840 each year.

The inconvenience of the count-a-dose system saves me $540 each year

presently.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>>

>>

>>> Hi Steve,

>>>

>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>>> person

>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime

>>> in

>>> the future.

>>>

>>> Jen

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

I use 40 units of Lantus each night, and yes I can use the count-a-dose

system to draw up my medication. The Lantus pen is quicker, more portable

and more convenient than using the count-a-dose system, which costs around

$60 or so, but it is slower and more bothersome than the Lantus pen. I use

a box of Lantus cartridges each month, which is a cost of $360 each year,

where as the Lantus cartridges would cost me out of pocket $840 each year.

The inconvenience of the count-a-dose system saves me $540 each year

presently.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>>

>>

>>> Hi Steve,

>>>

>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>>> person

>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime

>>> in

>>> the future.

>>>

>>> Jen

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

Totally agree. I'd rather use the pen also. I was merely pointing out to

those not in the know that there is a method, albeit less convenient, of

drawing up lantus that does not require sighted assistance.

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>>>

>>>

>>>> Hi Steve,

>>>>

>>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>>>> person

>>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime

>>>> in

>>>> the future.

>>>>

>>>> Jen

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

[Guest guest]

Totally agree. I'd rather use the pen also. I was merely pointing out to

those not in the know that there is a method, albeit less convenient, of

drawing up lantus that does not require sighted assistance.

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>>>

>>>

>>>> Hi Steve,

>>>>

>>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs on

>>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though, and

>>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>>>> person

>>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here sometime

>>>> in

>>>> the future.

>>>>

>>>> Jen

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

[Guest guest]

I don't know much about the pens. I use the Count A Dose for measuring

insulin, and I'm wondering what makes the pen better? Is the pen useful if

you have to change your doses on a sliding scale of insulin? Thanks for any

answers.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >>>>

> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

on

> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

and

> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

> >>>> person

> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

sometime

> >>>> in

> >>>> the future.

> >>>>

> >>>> Jen

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

[Guest guest]

I don't know much about the pens. I use the Count A Dose for measuring

insulin, and I'm wondering what makes the pen better? Is the pen useful if

you have to change your doses on a sliding scale of insulin? Thanks for any

answers.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >>>>

> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

on

> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

and

> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

> >>>> person

> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

sometime

> >>>> in

> >>>> the future.

> >>>>

> >>>> Jen

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

[Guest guest]

I don't know much about the pens. I use the Count A Dose for measuring

insulin, and I'm wondering what makes the pen better? Is the pen useful if

you have to change your doses on a sliding scale of insulin? Thanks for any

answers.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >>>>

> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

on

> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

and

> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

> >>>> person

> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

sometime

> >>>> in

> >>>> the future.

> >>>>

> >>>> Jen

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

[Guest guest]

More convenient.

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>>> Hi Steve,

>> >>>>

>> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

> on

>> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

> and

>> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>> >>>> person

>> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

> sometime

>> >>>> in

>> >>>> the future.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> Jen

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

[Guest guest]

More convenient.

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>>> Hi Steve,

>> >>>>

>> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

> on

>> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

> and

>> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>> >>>> person

>> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

> sometime

>> >>>> in

>> >>>> the future.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> Jen

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

[Guest guest]

More convenient.

Mike

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>>> Hi Steve,

>> >>>>

>> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

> on

>> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

> and

>> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

>> >>>> person

>> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

> sometime

>> >>>> in

>> >>>> the future.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> Jen

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The insulin pens are like having the vial of insulin and syringe combined

into one. To draw up a dose you just turn a knob on the top of the pen and

it clicks with each unit, so it's easy to use for visually impaired people.

Since you don't have to draw insulin from the vial into the syringe it makes

giving shots much quicker. It's also less to carry around. The pens hold

about 300 units and have disposable needles that you screw onto the end each

time you give yourself a shot. Each time a cartridge is used up you just

replace it with another one

Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The insulin pens are like having the vial of insulin and syringe combined

into one. To draw up a dose you just turn a knob on the top of the pen and

it clicks with each unit, so it's easy to use for visually impaired people.

Since you don't have to draw insulin from the vial into the syringe it makes

giving shots much quicker. It's also less to carry around. The pens hold

about 300 units and have disposable needles that you screw onto the end each

time you give yourself a shot. Each time a cartridge is used up you just

replace it with another one

Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The insulin pens are like having the vial of insulin and syringe combined

into one. To draw up a dose you just turn a knob on the top of the pen and

it clicks with each unit, so it's easy to use for visually impaired people.

Since you don't have to draw insulin from the vial into the syringe it makes

giving shots much quicker. It's also less to carry around. The pens hold

about 300 units and have disposable needles that you screw onto the end each

time you give yourself a shot. Each time a cartridge is used up you just

replace it with another one

Jen

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Mike. Is the pen automatically filled with the dose you need? Or

can you change the doses as you do with the Count A Dose?

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >> >>>

> >> >>>

> >> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it

runs

> > on

> >> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

> > and

> >> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a

sighted

> >> >>>> person

> >> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

> > sometime

> >> >>>> in

> >> >>>> the future.

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>> Jen

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Mike. Is the pen automatically filled with the dose you need? Or

can you change the doses as you do with the Count A Dose?

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >> >>>

> >> >>>

> >> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it

runs

> > on

> >> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

> > and

> >> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a

sighted

> >> >>>> person

> >> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

> > sometime

> >> >>>> in

> >> >>>> the future.

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>> Jen

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jen. I just may have to look into those. I wonder if they are

expensive? I guess I've used the Count A Dose for so long, and I'm not good

at change, but maybe it is time I started thinking about this.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> Hi ,

>

> The insulin pens are like having the vial of insulin and syringe combined

> into one. To draw up a dose you just turn a knob on the top of the pen and

> it clicks with each unit, so it's easy to use for visually impaired

people.

> Since you don't have to draw insulin from the vial into the syringe it

makes

> giving shots much quicker. It's also less to carry around. The pens hold

> about 300 units and have disposable needles that you screw onto the end

each

> time you give yourself a shot. Each time a cartridge is used up you just

> replace it with another one

>

> Jen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jen. I just may have to look into those. I wonder if they are

expensive? I guess I've used the Count A Dose for so long, and I'm not good

at change, but maybe it is time I started thinking about this.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> Hi ,

>

> The insulin pens are like having the vial of insulin and syringe combined

> into one. To draw up a dose you just turn a knob on the top of the pen and

> it clicks with each unit, so it's easy to use for visually impaired

people.

> Since you don't have to draw insulin from the vial into the syringe it

makes

> giving shots much quicker. It's also less to carry around. The pens hold

> about 300 units and have disposable needles that you screw onto the end

each

> time you give yourself a shot. Each time a cartridge is used up you just

> replace it with another one

>

> Jen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

You can change the dose as each turn of the dial clicks and means one unit

etc. It is more handy than the coun-a-dose as is all in one unit.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

I don't know much about the pens. I use the Count A Dose for measuring

insulin, and I'm wondering what makes the pen better? Is the pen useful if

you have to change your doses on a sliding scale of insulin? Thanks for any

answers.

Re: Refilling the Lantus Opticlick

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> Hi Steve,

> >>>>

> >>>> I was just wondering how you like the Lantus pen. I've heard it runs

on

> >>>> batteries which sort of sounds weird to me. I'm in Canada, though,

and

> >>>> they're not available here, so I've never seen one (I get a sighted

> >>>> person

> >>>> to measure my Lantus for me). Hopefully we will get them here

sometime

> >>>> in

> >>>> the future.

> >>>>

> >>>> Jen

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>