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Frozen Insulin

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D'wards

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I keep a box of insulin in the fridge at work, and this morning i noticed the outside of the box had ice on it, but the insulin itself didn't seem frozen.

Will this effect the quality of the insulin?
 
Yes. It will make it unreliable. Bin it.
 
My problem is that i do not have any other insulin with me. Is the worst that will happen is that not work so well, which will still be preferable to not using any. Or will it make me ill in some other way?

Just to clarify - the insulin itself did not seem frozen, just a bit of ice on the box cos it was near the back of the fridge
 
I was specifically told to throw mine away and use a new pen if I found ice on the box. Can you ring 111 and see if it's possible to get a prescription?
 
I'm home now thanks fellas where I have a fresh supply.

Thanks for your help
 
I keep insulin in a sealed plastic container at the top of the fridge door so that it is isolated from anything else.
 
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