Pen Collection
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Here is my 'collection'
As you can tell, I was a big Gansulin fan at first but in my experience they start to go funky after a while. The auto mechanism seems to slip and I have found that the accuracy is not great on them. I don't use them anymore, but I can't bring myself to throw them out.
I test all of my pens on a Milligram scale for dosing accuracy and the Lilly pens are consistently the best with the Exception of the Luxura...which seems to be their least accurate pen of the ones I have tried (Luxura, HumaPen Ergo 2, HumaPen Savvio).
I am based out of Canada and the pharmacies here give the Savvio pens away for free when you use Eli-Lilly insulin.....I don't buy insulin, but there is a small pharmacy that sells the Savvio pens on Amazon for about $28 USD ($40 CAD). That's why I have so many of the Savvio's (top row, Red and Grey pens). They are cost effective and they are consistently dead on accurate with dosing. They don't have any clicks, so its just a silky smooth . If you like little clicky sounds the Savvio is not for you. I also like that the Savvio's have a metal push rod on them. The Ergo 2's (top row, left side) are nice as well if you like that clicky sound and feel.
I have a couple of AliExpress pens featured in the lower row. The big white one feels like a cheap piece of crap.....but it is surprisingly accurate. I don't like to use it because it just feels gross. The light blue one in the lower row with the Thymasin Label on it is an excellent Manual pen off of Ali Express. I threw out one of the Ali Express pens because it was so bad.
Also got a couple of Amazon pens (Gold and Black on the lower row, left side). They feel ok'ish. Not super accurate but useable if I'm in a pinch.
I have Randy's Xulin Pen 3 (Bottom Row, Red Pen on the right)which has the sweetest feeling click mechanism of the bunch. I can see why it is one of his favourites.
@TrueNorth I've been wanting to get a couple of the HumaPen Savvio to add to the collection.
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@TrueNorth I've been wanting to get a couple of the HumaPen Savvio to add to the collection.
@mrjoshua44 Weirdo - having buy all the pens. I absolutely cannot relate
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I have 2 savvio as well and think they are great. I wish they came in different colors.
I’m also starting to feel the same way about my Gansulin/convi as they do seem to stick a bit. I’ve been thinking it’s because they are cold and I inject immediately after taking it out of the fridge, but maybe that’s not really the reason why.
@denti said:
I’m also starting to feel the same way about my Gansulin/convi as they do seem to stick a bit. I’ve been thinking it’s because they are cold and I inject immediately after taking it out of the fridge, but maybe that’s not really the reason why.Ive been thinking should I be storing my pens in a sealed container with desicant to keep the humidity/moisture at bay?
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@TrueNorth I've been wanting to get a couple of the HumaPen Savvio to add to the collection.
@mrjoshua44 - I think it might worth trying one of them. I know DaroPep carries them.
They are unique pens in so far as there is no clicking sound when pressing down on the plunger. I imagine some people won't be fan of that.
ALSO
I think the metal push rod is useful if you plan to move more viscous liquids through a needle.
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@denti said:
I’m also starting to feel the same way about my Gansulin/convi as they do seem to stick a bit. I’ve been thinking it’s because they are cold and I inject immediately after taking it out of the fridge, but maybe that’s not really the reason why.Ive been thinking should I be storing my pens in a sealed container with desicant to keep the humidity/moisture at bay?
@denti said:
I’m also starting to feel the same way about my Gansulin/convi as they do seem to stick a bit. I’ve been thinking it’s because they are cold and I inject immediately after taking it out of the fridge, but maybe that’s not really the reason why.Ive been thinking should I be storing my pens in a sealed container with desicant to keep the humidity/moisture at bay?
Don’t know if it matters, but I use a small fridge for peptide pens only and put it ton of desiccant packs in there as well.
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@TrueNorth I've been wanting to get a couple of the HumaPen Savvio to add to the collection.
@mrjoshua44 Absolutely my favorite pens! I get 2packs from Overthebordermeds for a total of about 70 USD. No option to select color, but you could call and ask.
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Here is my 'collection'
As you can tell, I was a big Gansulin fan at first but in my experience they start to go funky after a while. The auto mechanism seems to slip and I have found that the accuracy is not great on them. I don't use them anymore, but I can't bring myself to throw them out.
I test all of my pens on a Milligram scale for dosing accuracy and the Lilly pens are consistently the best with the Exception of the Luxura...which seems to be their least accurate pen of the ones I have tried (Luxura, HumaPen Ergo 2, HumaPen Savvio).
I am based out of Canada and the pharmacies here give the Savvio pens away for free when you use Eli-Lilly insulin.....I don't buy insulin, but there is a small pharmacy that sells the Savvio pens on Amazon for about $28 USD ($40 CAD). That's why I have so many of the Savvio's (top row, Red and Grey pens). They are cost effective and they are consistently dead on accurate with dosing. They don't have any clicks, so its just a silky smooth . If you like little clicky sounds the Savvio is not for you. I also like that the Savvio's have a metal push rod on them. The Ergo 2's (top row, left side) are nice as well if you like that clicky sound and feel.
I have a couple of AliExpress pens featured in the lower row. The big white one feels like a cheap piece of crap.....but it is surprisingly accurate. I don't like to use it because it just feels gross. The light blue one in the lower row with the Thymasin Label on it is an excellent Manual pen off of Ali Express. I threw out one of the Ali Express pens because it was so bad.
Also got a couple of Amazon pens (Gold and Black on the lower row, left side). They feel ok'ish. Not super accurate but useable if I'm in a pinch.
I have Randy's Xulin Pen 3 (Bottom Row, Red Pen on the right)which has the sweetest feeling click mechanism of the bunch. I can see why it is one of his favourites.
@TrueNorth I found the now discontinued humapen in green and blue in europe. I sit by my post box anxiously awaiting their arrival
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@mrjoshua44 Weirdo - having buy all the pens. I absolutely cannot relate
@SkepticJen Ha!
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@TrueNorth I found the now discontinued humapen in green and blue in europe. I sit by my post box anxiously awaiting their arrival
@Randy it seems we make this Pen situation so hard . I have tried most all of them and I keep coming back to the V3 Ultra its the best pen for the money. The Novo, Huma, Savvio all have issues because they weren’t made for this purpose. There are a nice novelty at first and then not so much. Just my opinion. Don’t get me started on the gansupen and convipen that after a couple of months start acting up. Keep in mind I don’t believe any of these were made for daily use either
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@Randy it seems we make this Pen situation so hard . I have tried most all of them and I keep coming back to the V3 Ultra its the best pen for the money. The Novo, Huma, Savvio all have issues because they weren’t made for this purpose. There are a nice novelty at first and then not so much. Just my opinion. Don’t get me started on the gansupen and convipen that after a couple of months start acting up. Keep in mind I don’t believe any of these were made for daily use either
@Stevepep - can you elaborate on what you think the differences are between the intended purposes of a pen like the Savvio (insulin injections) vs Research Dosing.
Up to now, I find the Savvio pens to be fairly resilient and still very accurate as far as dosing is concerned.
I'm with you on the auto pens... in my experience they just don't hold up. Might be ok for once a week researching but not worth the extra $
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@TrueNorth I found the now discontinued humapen in green and blue in europe. I sit by my post box anxiously awaiting their arrival
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I find the auto pens like Gansulin and Convi so easy to use when injecting into my glutes. Using V3 Ultra or V4 or even the Savvio I sometimes have issues pressing the button down as you have to get it dead on in the center.
Also the one feature that I hate the other pens lack that Gansulin/Convi has is you can't dial more then what's left in the cartridge.
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just got my 3.5 and 3 ultra I really like feel of the 3.5
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@Stevepep - can you elaborate on what you think the differences are between the intended purposes of a pen like the Savvio (insulin injections) vs Research Dosing.
Up to now, I find the Savvio pens to be fairly resilient and still very accurate as far as dosing is concerned.
I'm with you on the auto pens... in my experience they just don't hold up. Might be ok for once a week researching but not worth the extra $
@TrueNorth sure the insulin pens are better than the others. My experience with the Savvio pens is after a while they get stuck at the end of a cartridge and brake. I have had that happen to two pens. Maybe I am trying to get the last drop and it’s user error I don’t have that experience with the V3 ultra, V4 or Plastique so in ones man opinion I am just not going to spend the time and effort looking for something when I can easily order from here and support this place. After all we are being handed a ton of information for free so all things being considered it seems like a no brainer
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just got my 3.5 and 3 ultra I really like feel of the 3.5
@MikeMiranda damn the only one I haven’t tried
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@MikeMiranda damn the only one I haven’t tried
@MikeMiranda damn the only one I haven’t tried
very smooth an the clicks are very satisfying
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just got my 3.5 and 3 ultra I really like feel of the 3.5
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@TrueNorth sure the insulin pens are better than the others. My experience with the Savvio pens is after a while they get stuck at the end of a cartridge and brake. I have had that happen to two pens. Maybe I am trying to get the last drop and it’s user error I don’t have that experience with the V3 ultra, V4 or Plastique so in ones man opinion I am just not going to spend the time and effort looking for something when I can easily order from here and support this place. After all we are being handed a ton of information for free so all things being considered it seems like a no brainer
@Stevepep - interesting. Well, that's your experience with the Savvio, so it is what it is. I haven't had that problem with them yet.
I can understand and appreciate supporting Randy. If I lived in the US I would do it more.
I have been on tons of peptide forums and this one is fantastic. Also learned a ton....I never thought I would be spending so much money on syringe filters!!
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