[Acb-diabetics] Insulin Loading Devices

[Patricia LaFrance-Wolf]

Most people are using the pens now.  I with Veronica-I'm sorry they did away
with the count0-a-dose.  I still have mine and have to use it when the pump
goes down.  Theis doesn't happen often, but as she said, the pen would be
very impractical for someone who uses a pump.  The pens are easy to use for
the person who does not have a pump, however.

-----Original Message-----
From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
On Behalf Of Christopher Gray
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:00 PM
To: ACB Daibetics Mailing List
Subject: [Acb-diabetics] Insulin Loading Devices

Hi Everybody:

I am writing today with a question.

Today, we got a call from a blind gentleman asking about insulin loading 
devices.  I'm not using insulin, not yet anyway <smile>, and have no
personal 
knowledge about this area.  I've seen a couple of older devices that measure

insulin and through which you can load a syringe.  Also, I've read all about
the 
newer insulin pens, and one tends to imagine that they are an improvement
over 
the older loading devices.  But, again this is based on perception, not
direct 
knowledge.

So, the questions:

This guy asked me about three devices:

safe shot
load-a-matic
count-a-dose

He was told by LS&S that the latter two have been discontinued by the FDA.
Can 
anybody shed light on this?

Second, are people generally moving away from this sort of device to an
insulin 
pen?

Thanks for any input.

Chris


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