Attaching a needle Checking the insulin flow (Priming)
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Hold your FlexPen®with the needle
pointing upwards. Tap the cartridge
gently with your finger a few times
to make any air bubbles collect at
the top of the cartridge.
Turn the dose selector to 2 units.
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Remove paper tab from a needle.
Attach needle on to FlexPen®so that
it is straight and secure.
3
Pull off the outer needle cap. Keep it
to remove the needle from the pen
after injection.
Pull off the inner needle cap and
dispose of it.
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Preparing for injection
Check the label to make sure that
your FlexPen®contains the correct
type of insulin.
Pull off the pen cap.
If you are using a cloudy insulin mix
it before use (instructions overleaf).
Keep the needle upwards and press
the push-button all the way in. The
dose selector should return to 0.
A drop of insulin should appear at
the needle tip. If not, change the
needle and repeat the procedure
no more than 6 times. If a drop still
does not appear, you must use a
new FlexPen®.
To remove the needle simply guide
the needle into the outer needle
cap. When the needle is covered,
carefully push the outer needle
cap completely on and unscrew
the needle. Dispose of the needle
carefully into a sharps container
and put the pen cap back on.
Push the needle into the skin, then
press the dose button until you
feel or hear a click and the dose
indicator lines up with 0.
Only push the push-button when
injecting and not before.
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Turn the dose selector to select the
number of units you need to inject.
The dose can be corrected by turning
the dose selector in either direction
until the correct dose lines up with the
white pointer.
Note: When turning the dose
selector, be careful not to push the
push-button as insulin will come out.
Keep the push-button fully pushed
in after the injection.
Leave the needle under the skin for
6 seconds and then remove it.
Setting the dosePriming (cont.) Administering the injection
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Pen image shown above is for solution insulin.
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Suspension (cloudy) insulin contains a glass ball inside the cartridge.
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You can select doses from 1 to 60 units in increments of 1 unit.
FlexPen®
PointerPen cap Cartridge Residual
scale
Dose
selector
Push-
button
How to use F
l
exPen®
2 units
selected
Six seconds
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Use the
injection
technique
shown to
you by your
Healthcare
Professional.
