All star pro pen

[IshimaruKenta]

Whaaat!!! You can get gansulin pens in the us? Can you point me to a vendor. I want one so bad but have only seen them on Ali for over $100.

How much is too much to pay?

 

[Modernomeds]

I found one on ali this morning for approx $60

How much is too much to pay?

I have a couple bird pens that ive spent about $40 each on. I guess I would spend no more than $55 for a pen that is known to be a great one. Ive used v1s and v2s, savios but the bird pen is my favorite

 

[IshimaruKenta]

I have a couple bird pens that ive spent about $40 each on. I guess I would spend no more than $55 for a pen that is known to be a great one. Ive used v1s and v2s, savios but the bird pen is my favorite

Average price would be about $75. Some I've seen have been as low as $52 (but they're never in stock) and another at $85.

 

[Modernomeds]

Average price would be about $75. Some I've seen have been as low as $52 (but they're never in stock) and another at $85.

Those are in the us?

 

[IshimaruKenta]

Those are in the us?

Yes. AliExpress will be more expensive of course. You may find some "group buys" for some around $50, but with their shipping costs and "admin fees", you're paying about the same prices.

 

[cowboy54]

Here is the pen I mentioned ina previous post £50 delivered china to UK in a week. Hopefully it is a legit version

 

[MsGizmo]

Morning/evening all I have just bought an all star pro insulin pen which looks really great. It’s for using my triz but reading the pens instructions it says not to put in fridge! Which due to the fact I will have another 3 doses left in the pen and need to put in fridge how’s it gonna work!! I have a savvio pen which doesn’t say not to put in fridge so has anyone got a all star pro and what do you do if not allowed in fridge

I just read through their instructions as well ... what kind of BS is that? Its a piece of plastic. I see no reason to not put it in the fridge. Also why in the world would you need to replace it in 3 years? I mean aside from convincing you to buy a new one.

 

[IshimaruKenta]

Here is the pen I mentioned ina previous post £50 delivered china to UK in a week. Hopefully it is a legit version

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That's the one. It's the best.

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

I just read through their instructions as well ... what kind of BS is that? Its a piece of plastic. I see no reason to not put it in the fridge. Also why in the world would you need to replace it in 3 years? I mean aside from convincing you to buy a new one.

My guess is a calibration concern. How many repetitions can a pen cycle through, and still have 10 units be 10 units? How many injections does a T1 diabetic get in 3 years? that's 1095 days.

Or durability: how many cycles can the parts go through before something snaps?

As to fridge - if the spring is metal it could rust from condensation. Or whatever metal parts are in there. If you pull it out, dose, and get it back into cold it shouldn't be a huge amount. If you're living in Miami with mediocre AC it's much different than Minneapolis in the dead of winter. (humidity in living quarters.)

 

[IshimaruKenta]

I just read through their instructions as well ... what kind of BS is that? Its a piece of plastic. I see no reason to not put it in the fridge. Also why in the world would you need to replace it in 3 years? I mean aside from convincing you to buy a new one.

You have to replace them because the mechanics wear out after use. Most pens have an expiration date.

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My friend wrote up this explanation:

How long do Pens last?

How long pens last is really dependent on you. Most pens do have use life of about 3-5 years according to the manufacturer. This is also dependent on how often the pens are used. The more use, the less time they have left. The issue is the dosing mechanisms of the pens. Repeated use will cause the mechanisms to fail over time which is normal. Nothing good can last forever. Now does this mean that you can’t use the pens after 3-5 years? That’s up to you! if you ask the companies it’s a yes (granted they’ll want you to buy another pen). Ask others and they’ll tell you to use it till it stops working. The best advice I can give you is to see how accurate it is and how it feels every couple of months. If the pen is still passing the dosage tests and the mechanism feels fine, keep using it. If it starts to fail the dosing tests and starts to lock up or hard to plunge, it’s going to be time to get a new one. Generic pens tend to not last long just because they are that generic. Pens made by companies such as Novo Nordisk or Eli Lily tend to last the longest since they are made by legit companies.

 

[FlowerFairy]

Here is the pen I mentioned ina previous post £50 delivered china to UK in a week. Hopefully it is a legit version

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Gansulins are nice pens. I have 2.

 

[FlowerFairy]

I just read through their instructions as well ... what kind of BS is that? Its a piece of plastic. I see no reason to not put it in the fridge. Also why in the world would you need to replace it in 3 years? I mean aside from convincing you to buy a new one.

That 3 year thing kills me. There is a vendor on AliExpress selling Luxuras with a small visual defect. One review complained that they received a pen that “expired” in 2017. I felt my iq drop when I read that.

 

[littledragon25]

I am currently favouring the Gensupen 2. So much so I found a guy on eBay selling them, but he would only sell in bulk. I need 2 more... I've bought 10. Guess I need to find more peps to use!

 

[IshimaruKenta]

I am currently favouring the Gensupen 2. So much so I found a guy on eBay selling them, but he would only sell in bulk. I need 2 more... I've bought 10. Guess I need to find more peps to use!

That's the Bird pen. Nice, but cheaper quality and cheaper price than the gansulin.

 

[IshimaruKenta]

That 3 year thing kills me. There is a vendor on AliExpress selling Luxuras with a small visual defect. One review complained that they received a pen that “expired” in 2017. I felt my iq drop when I read that.

I explained why they have an expiration date in a previous post.

 

[Paladine]

I just purchased a Gansulin on eBay for probably too much money. But, I want to try this whole pen thing. Where would be the best place to purchase the cartridges?

 

[4StrandKnot]

I just read through their instructions as well ... what kind of BS is that? Its a piece of plastic. I see no reason to not put it in the fridge. Also why in the world would you need to replace it in 3 years? I mean aside from convincing you to buy a new one.

They can and do go in the fridge. Gansulin pens are insulin pens. The recommendation is that the pen is stored in the fridge until it is used. Then once it is open, it should be kept out of the fridge and used within 28 days.

Cold insulin is painful to inject, and the compound is sensitive to temperature changes. It's believed to be better to keep the pen at room temp for the 4 week window, rather than than taking it from the fridge, warming it up, and returning it to the fridge.

 

[4StrandKnot]

There are technically 3 "auto" pens on the market. They're 100% not the same as the auto-injector pens like Zepbound or Mounjaro. If you've seen regular pens, you dial the dose and have to manually push it in for it to give you the dose. With auto pens, you dial the dose, but you just push a button and it injects the dose. You still have to push the needle into you, but you don't push the end to inject. The button does it.

The three pens are the Gansulin pen (green), the Bird pen (red) and Mumford Autoject2. The Autoject 2 is similar to the Zepbound pens and isn't as ni e as the others. The Gansulin is the Chinese version of the ServoPen, and the Bird pen is the Chinese version of the GensuPen2. The Gansulin pen is about $52-78 from US sellers, but about $115ish from AliExpress. Bird pen is about $35. My favorite is the Gansulin and it's just so nice. Expensive but well worth it.

I have the AutoJect2. I have never used the Bird or the Gansulin, but I don't think they are in the same class. The AutoJect isn't really a pen at all -- it's plastic housing that sits around a disposable syringe. It creates a mechanized action for an EasyTouch (or equivalent).

I haven't tried it yet, but I will next week. I don't have confidence that I can successfully inject myself in the abdomen due to the angles involved, this looked like a reasonable option.

 

[IshimaruKenta]

I just purchased a Gansulin on eBay for probably too much money. But, I want to try this whole pen thing. Where would be the best place to purchase the cartridges?

Lots of places. AliExpress is super cheap but you can't trust that they're actually sterile. Underground Supply uses UV but UV can degrade the plastic plunger/nub. If they say they've been sterilized in an autoclave, those are properly done. Just really depends on how sterile you want them.

 

[pughster25]

I am currently favouring the Gensupen 2. So much so I found a guy on eBay selling them, but he would only sell in bulk. I need 2 more... I've bought 10. Guess I need to find more peps to use!

I bought some of the V2's from Ali, they are all right but if pressed too hard dont do the full does as they skip, is the Gensupen 2 from UK Ebay? cheapest i could see was Poland approx £80 delivered for a single pen, managed get an all star for £20 as there was no carry case/box