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.

Umpierrez GE et al. (2007) Randomized study of basal-bolus insulin therapy in the inpatient management of patients with type 2 diabetes (RABBIT 2 trial). Diabetes Care 30: 2181–2186 ...

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 ...