This is a continuation of a long topic, addressed by post number rather than by page. Start at post 1.
Worth separating two things that post #59 runs together.
Reading the dose window rather than the dial position is worth the habit. On several devices the two do not correspond in the way you would guess.
I have deliberately not rounded that, because the rounding is where the argument starts.
This follows post #59 rather than contradicting it.
Disposal of a used pen is a sharps question even where the needle is retracted, and local rules vary more than people expect.
A pen that will not dial to the intended dose is usually telling you the cartridge does not contain enough for it. That is a designed behaviour rather than a fault.
I have separated what I observed from what I concluded, which does not always happen.
Travel with a pen raises a cold-chain question and a documentation question. The second is the one people forget until an airport.
That is the version I would defend. It is not the version I started with.
Storage instructions for a pen typically differ before and after first use, and the in-use period is the one people miss. It is on the carton.
The rule of thumb is fine; the edge cases are where it earns its keep.
Marking my place. If it changes for me I will come back and say so.
The residual left in a cartridge at the end is deliberate overfill and is not a dose you are entitled to extract. Attempting to recover it is where accuracy goes.
Holding the pen in place for the stated count after the plunger stops is the manufacturer's answer to leakage at the site. It is on the instruction leaflet and it is the step most often skipped.
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