Novo Nordisk has made its smart insulin pens available in the UK ... with 43% fewer missed bolus injections, when they used NovoPen 6 in an observational study. At the moment, most insulin ...

Since their introduction in 1985, insulin pens have become increasingly sophisticated ... with the patient pushing a button to administer additional bolus doses before or after each meal.

In the mid-1990s I was introduced to the Basal/Bolus insulin. This was administered using pen cartridges, rather than bottled insulin. The Basal insulin lasted for up to 24 hours, while the Bolus ...