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IMPORTANT

Discuss your insulin regimen with your Diabetes Team

Summary of Contents for JuniorSTAR

Page 1: ...Designed to lighten young lives User guide Available in three different colours Colour availability varies by country JuniorSTAR JuniorSTAR...

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Page 3: ...ser information Name Address and contact number Date of first use of JuniorSTAR Your JuniorSTAR insulin pen can be used for up to 2 years after first use Insulin regimen IMPORTANT Discuss your insulin...

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Page 5: ...sure you only use JuniorSTAR when you are with someone who can help you Your Diabetes Team has decided that JuniorSTAR is appropriate for you based on your ability to handle JuniorSTAR Talk with your...

Page 6: ...r pen for each insulin If you have any questions about your JuniorSTAR pen or Type 1 Diabetes please ask your Diabetes Team or call Sanofi Diabetes in your country IMPORTANT Do not share your JuniorST...

Page 7: ...TANT Always talk with your Diabetes Team about the right injection technique before using your JuniorSTAR pen Make sure you always follow all of these instructions If not you may not get the right dos...

Page 8: ...or each insulin pen You can set doses from 1 to 30 units in steps of 0 5 units In addition to your JuniorSTAR pen you will also need Instructions for use A 3 ml Sanofi insulin cartridge supplied separ...

Page 9: ...nstructions that come with your pen needles IMPORTANT Do not share your JuniorSTAR pen it is only for you Always have a back up method for injecting your insulin available e g an insulin syringe Junio...

Page 10: ...you use your JuniorSTAR pen When you have run out of insulin When your insulin has expired STEP1 A Pull off the pen cap STEP1 IMPORTANT Never use a damaged or expired insulin cartridge and never inse...

Page 11: ...the pen body towards you until it cannot be turned further and the plunger is fully retracted Unscrew the cartridge holder from the pen body Fully rewind the plunger to the starting position Do not to...

Page 12: ...blood sugar that could be harmful to your health Follow the instructions provided with your insulin cartridge to check expiry date and the conditions of your insulin Do not insert a partially used ins...

Page 13: ...o the pen body Check that the marks on the cartridge holder and the pen body line up What if the marks do not line up Unscrew the cartridge holder and repeat the instructions from STEP 1C onwards Do n...

Page 14: ...east 10 times to resuspend the insulin Turn the pen gently to avoid foaming in the cartridge After mixing check the appearance of your insulin Insulin suspensions must have an evenly milky white appea...

Page 15: ...IMPORTANT STEP3 A STEP3 ATTACH A NEW NEEDLE Peel off the protective seal from your new pen needle STEP3 B Line up your pen needle with the end of the cartridge holder Keep your pen needle straight an...

Page 16: ...ulin dose The safety test removes air bubbles and ensures that pen and needle are working properly When dialing your insulin dose hearing 1 click means you have turned 0 5 units dosing starts from 1 I...

Page 17: ...pen use your back up injection method and contact your Diabetes Team 1 Check to see if drops of insulin come out of the needle tip 2 Once you have seen insulin coming out of the needle tip you have c...

Page 18: ...steps of 0 5 units from a minimum of 1 unit to a maximum of 30 units The dose window shows every number and half unit steps are shown with a line Each click represents a half unit increment IMPORTANT...

Page 19: ...age shows what your JuniorSTAR pen would look like if a dose of 15 5 units is dialed up You cannot turn the dosage selector past the number of units left in the cartridge Do not force the dosage selec...

Page 20: ...as shown by your Diabetes Team Your Diabetes Team will show you how and where to inject STEP6 B STEP6 A Insert the needle into the skin IMPORTANT Always take care not to accidentally injure yourself o...

Page 21: ...dow The pen plunger moves with each dose The plunger will reach the end of the cartridge when the total of 300 units of insulin have been used Keep the injection button pressed all the way in and slow...

Page 22: ...TANT Always remove the needle after each injection and store JuniorSTAR without a needle attached This helps prevent contamination inaccurate dosing and needle blocks Take care to avoid touching the n...

Page 23: ...commended safety measures for removal and disposal of needles in order to reduce risk of accidental needle injury and transmission of infectious diseases Contact your Diabetes Team if needed STEP7 B S...

Page 24: ...t in the refrigerator once it has been attached to your JuniorSTAR pen Never use your JuniorSTAR pen if it is damaged or you think it might not be working properly Keep your JuniorSTAR pen out of the...

Page 25: ...local requirements Contact your Diabetes Team to get a new JuniorSTAR pen Record the date you first used your JuniorSTAR pen on the first page of this booklet Protect your JuniorSTAR pen from heat dir...

Page 26: ...idge Solution Repeat the safety test until insulin comes out of the needle There are air bubbles in the cartridge Solution Repeat the safety test until insulin comes out of the needle small air bubble...

Page 27: ...on straight down into your JuniorSTAR pen so that the dosage selector can be turned freely The injection button cannot be pressed in 2 SHOOTING If the dose window shows any number other than 0 after t...

Page 28: ...t until the large air bubbles are removed from the cartridge If large air bubbles remain in the cartridge replace the cartridge with a new one The cartridge could be broken Solution Replace the cartri...

Page 29: ...ulging out you may not be able to fix the needle properly The rubber seal might even break Please use a new insulin cartridge The cartridge holder cannot be screwed on to the pen body OR the rubber se...

Page 30: ...pany Ypsomed Artsana and Owen Mumford are compatible with JuniorSTAR Needle brands available vary by country Needles to be used with JuniorSTAR NEEDLES FOR Juniorstar COMPATIBLE NEEDLES Needles availa...

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