
Diabetes needle anxiety and insulin injection tips
Giving injections can be overwhelming or scary. Learn how to be more confident about performing injections with this guide.
Since providing the world’s first injection system more than 90 years ago, we have been committed to making diabetes drug delivery as simple as possible.
At Novo Nordisk, we strive to understand the everyday needs of people with diabetes with the aim of developing injection pens and needles that ease the burden and meet the diverse needs of millions of people living with the disease.
NovoFine® Plus is designed to make injections more comfortable for you. It is an ultra-thin, ultra-short needle that injects quickly and easily, and is suitable for people of all ages and weights:
Better flow, faster injections
Ultra-thin
Ultra-short
Ultra-strong
*Compared with BD Nano 32G 4 mm pen needle
†The G stands for
gauge and is a measure of needle thickness; the higher the number, the
thinner the needle
NovoFine® Plus needles fit all Novo Nordisk and most diabetes pens.
Curious how to use NovoFine® needles?
The NovoFine® needle portfolio is an integral part of the Novo Nordisk delivery system, along with our diabetes medicines and pens. NovoFine® comes in different lengths and widths. It is a thin, screw-on needle that is simple to use whatever your age or weight (BMI):
Comfortable
Strong
Universal
Fast
NovoFine® needles fit all Novo Nordisk and most diabetes pens.
Curious how to use NovoFine® needles?
NovoTwist® is designed for simplicity, reliability and user-friendliness to address real patient concerns:
Preferred by patients
Reliable
User-friendly
*126 people living with diabetes participated in two surveys conducted by Novo Nordisk (62 in one survey and 64 in the other); they were asked to test NovoTwist®
*The G stands for gauge and is a measure of needle thickness; the higher the number, the thinner the needle
NovoTwist® can be used with all our pen devices that fit
the needle twist function.
Curious how to use NovoTwist® needles?
NovoFine® Autocover® is a simple, screw-on needle with an automatic safety shield cover that helps to make you feel more comfortable about your injections and reduces the risk of cross infection and needle injuries:
NovoFine® Autocover® needles fit all Novo Nordisk and most diabetes pens.
Curious how to use NovoFine® Autocover® needles?
Check which pens are compatible with our needles and they compare with other needles in the range