3
2
3
•
Pull off the pen cap.
Insert an insulin cartridge
•
The piston rod may stick out
of your pen. If so,
push it
completely in
until it stops.
The piston rod and the piston rod head may be loose and move
on their own. This is natural and does not affect the function of
the pen.
Check the name and colour
of the cartridge to make sure that it
contains the type of insulin you need. This is especially important
if you take more than one type of insulin.
Check that the cartridge is not damaged,
for example by
cracks. See how to do this
in the Penfill® leaflet that comes
with the Penfill® cartridge package.
Check that the insulin looks the way it should.
The Penfill®
leaflet will tell you how your type of insulin should look.
NovoPen® 5 is designed to be used with Penfill® 3 ml insulin
cartridges and NovoTwist® or NovoFine®
disposable needles
up to a length of 8 mm.
2
•
Twist the cartridge holder
anticlockwise
to remove it. Put it to
one side for later use.
1
•
Take a new insulin cartridge. Hold the black cartridge holder
and let the cartridge slide in with the
colour-coded cap first
as
illustrated. The colour of your cartridge may differ from the one
shown in the illustration. It depends on the type of insulin you
use.
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