Claim: Avideh Nazeri, who is concerned that people are not aware about the health risks of diabetes mellitus type 2 (also called Type 2 diabetes), has urged the public to return faulty insulin cartridge holders in the NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 devices, which were found to break when exposed to household cleaning agents.
Evidence: Nazeri is concerned that people are not aware about the health risks of diabetes mellitus type 2, especially with regards to the development of cardiovascular disease. Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. In 2017 Nazeri urged the public to return faulty insulin cartridge holders in the NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 devices, which were found to break when exposed to household cleaning agents.