NovoPen Echo and BD Needles?

Type 1 and LADA
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Hello, I just received a Novopen Echo with cartridges for my backup pen in case of pump failure. My old Lilly Miller pen used the BD ultra fine pen needles just fine, and I have a ton of them. Does anyone have any experience using the BD needles with the Echo Pen? The literature says to use Novo Needles, but I can’t imagine that they would make this pen proprietary to just those needles. I’ll only be using this as a backup, and I hate to open an insulin cartridge just to test the needle.

thank you !

Lynn

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Cartridges have a threaded end, so any needle with a thread will fit, I think. Here is a link for compatibility from BD website, it shows it will fit any Novo pen that uses PenFills 3ml cartridges.

http://www.bd.com/resource.aspx?IDX=26621

3

BD needles work great, I use them with my Echo and actually prefer them to the Novo needles!

4

I use an Echo with BD needles all the time. No issues.

5

Thank you so much for your answer!

6

Thanks! Much appreciated!

7

Thank you very much for the info, and for the link!