Accidentally Set a Too-High Dose on My GLP-1 Pen — What Should I Do?

[jmikes]

I haven't made this mistake yet, but I'm worried that one day I'll end up dialing past the dose I actually meant to take. If that happens, is the right move to take the cartridge out, press the button, and then begin the process over?

 

[HouseCat]

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

 

[CNCCurrency]

jmikes said:

I haven't made this mistake yet, but I'm worried that one day I'll end up dialing past the dose I actually meant to take. If that happens, is the right move to take the cartridge out, press the button, and then begin the process over?

That's the reason I go with syringes. These pens just don't inspire confidence in me. As a result, the thought of an incorrect dose never crosses my mind.

 

[jmikes]

HouseCat said:

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

I don't know whether turning the dial back down is possible. Since the Gangulin works with a spring and the dial clicks into place at each dose, I haven't attempted to push it back down by force—doing so would probably damage the mechanism. As far as I can tell, the only way it lets go is when the injection button is pressed. With my V-2 pens, adjusting the dose upward or downward is not an issue.

 

[yrrdead]

HouseCat said:

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

Yeah, take the cartridge out, hit the button so the spring lets go. After that put the cartridge back, then ease it into position and prime it like you usually would.

 

[maokai]

jmikes said:

HouseCat said:

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

I don't know whether turning the dial back down is possible. Since the Gangulin works with a spring and the dial clicks into place at each dose, I haven't attempted to push it back down by force—doing so would probably damage the mechanism. As far as I can tell, the only way it lets go is when the injection button is pressed. With my V-2 pens, adjusting the dose upward or downward is not an issue.

Assuming you're talking about Gansulin, you can simply rotate the dial the opposite way to reduce the dose.

 

[bada bing]

maokai said:

jmikes said:

HouseCat said:

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

I don't know whether turning the dial back down is possible. Since the Gangulin works with a spring and the dial clicks into place at each dose, I haven't attempted to push it back down by force—doing so would probably damage the mechanism. As far as I can tell, the only way it lets go is when the injection button is pressed. With my V-2 pens, adjusting the dose upward or downward is not an issue.

Assuming you're talking about Gansulin, you can simply rotate the dial the opposite way to reduce the dose.

100%

There's guesswork being shared by a few people in this thread. I own a pair of Gansulins, and each has seen a couple hundred injections. With every pen in my rotation, (V1,V2,Convi,Savvio,ClickStar), the process is the same: rotate the dial until the target number shows, press the button, and that number is what you get. Once the window confirms the dose, go ahead and inject — which way you twisted the knob to land on that final dose makes no difference.

 

[diplomat]

It looks like there's some mix-up between the branded 'Ozempic'-style pens and the reusable ones we use - with the disposable version, you can't turn the dial back down (though you could halt at a 'half-dose'), and naturally you're unable to pull out the vial and reset the plunger.

 

[jmikes]

bada bing said:

maokai said:

jmikes said:

HouseCat said:

I’m not familiar with your specific pen, but when using my manual V1s and V2s, as well as my automatic Gensu2, I simply turn the dial back down to the proper dose prior to injecting.

I don't know whether turning the dial back down is possible. Since the Gangulin works with a spring and the dial clicks into place at each dose, I haven't attempted to push it back down by force—doing so would probably damage the mechanism. As far as I can tell, the only way it lets go is when the injection button is pressed. With my V-2 pens, adjusting the dose upward or downward is not an issue.

Assuming you're talking about Gansulin, you can simply rotate the dial the opposite way to reduce the dose.

100%

There's guesswork being shared by a few people in this thread. I own a pair of Gansulins, and each has seen a couple hundred injections. With every pen in my rotation, (V1,V2,Convi,Savvio,ClickStar), the process is the same: rotate the dial until the target number shows, press the button, and that number is what you get. Once the window confirms the dose, go ahead and inject — which way you twisted the knob to land on that final dose makes no difference.

I appreciate it. I took my Gansulin out and gave it a try. It turns out I am able to lower the dial again. I suppose my worry was that I might push too hard and damage the mechanism. The tension from the spring somehow threw me off. Thanks, everyone.

 

[bada bing]

On automatic pens like the Convi and Gansulin, the knobs need more force to turn compared with manual pens. This happens because turning the knob compresses the auto spring, which then pushes the plunger once you press the trigger button.