Diabetes Products.

Smart Insulin Pens

A smart insulin pen is a reusable self-injection pen that communicates with a Smartphone app that can help individuals with diabetes improve their blood sugar management.

Benefits include:

  • Dosing Accuracy—Smart insulin pens can help calculate insulin doses in real time, including for meals or to correct high blood sugar levels. Some pens can also deliver accurate half-unit doses. They also provide alerts to help prevent missed doses.
  • Improved Tracking—Smart insulin pens automatically record the date and amount of insulin injections. They also track how much insulin is onboard to avoid stacking insulin when correcting high blood sugar.
  • App Connectivity—Certain smart insulin pens connect to an app on your smartphone and provide data from blood glucose meters, and can be integrated with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).

Using a smart insulin pen with a continuous glucose monitor can help prevent skipped or missed doses.  For example, a study in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology showed Type 1 diabetes patients using a smart insulin pen with a CGM can help improve adherence to insulin therapy.

 Participants had a 43% reduction in missed bolus doses at follow-up after 180 days.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Smart Insulin Pens

Note: You must follow all instructions for setting up the app and pairing your insulin pen with your smart device before using your smart insulin pen for the first time.

The best area to inject an insulin pen is fatty tissue on the body. This includes the lower belly or abdomen, thighs, upper buttocks, and upper arms. The belly absorbs insulin the fastest.

Refer to the pen or insulin manufacturer and literature included with your insulin for information on how to keep and store your smart insulin pen cartridges.