Testimonials

“It gives me more flexibility in my life”

 

Karen Smart is 39 and has had diabetes for 12 years. She's married to Gary, and they have four boys. Karen works as a dental surgery assistant.

 

I switched from syringes to the NovoPen® 3 about four years ago, and it has made my life much easier. When using a syringe, I had to draw it up and use it immediately. But the cartridges containing the insulin stay in my NovoPen® 3 for a week.

It used to take me 5 minutes to inject, but now it takes 5 seconds. Because it’s so easy, I now inject 4 times a day instead of 2. This gives me more flexibility in my day-to-day life. If I want to go swimming in the evening, I simply adjust how much insulin I take in the afternoon.

And people don't know what it is. It just looks like a normal pen. I use a silver one (because it’s more stylish!) during the day, and a blue one for my night-time insulin.

 

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