Re: Novopen 3 Army Home › Forums › Living with type one › Novopen 3 Army › Re: Novopen 3 Army 15 February, 2011 at 1:51 pm #12222 lizzParticipant I made a big fuss when the plastic ones came out and the nurse gave me their last supplies of the metal one to use once my current one gave up the ghost, so I managed to keep metal for much longer – till 2000 anyway when I got my pump.