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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grh1904" data-source="post: 195610" data-attributes="member: 898">I went through all sorts of things to try & keep insulin cool/cold etc when I first went onto it & this subject was raised on my DAFNE course.The diabetic specialist nurse stated that an insulin pen is good for a month when not stored in a fridge. The best practice is to keep a pen in the fridge, but when it becomes impractical to do so it is still good to go for up to a month.This info was also backed up by a rep from one of the big pharmacutical companies who attended the course to advise (make that sell) us on new products.I have on occassions taken an insulin pen to work & because of running/cycling home and doing the same thing to get back the next day etc I've left it in my locker (fridges are communal and there's over 100 people work in the building) and I've never had a probelm. Sometimes the insulin is either in my pocket or in my locker for 4/5 days at a time (ie not kept refridgerated at all during these times) and as I said I've never had a problem.You just need to make sure that the pen is being kept at an ambient temperature, ie not being exposed to extremes of temperatures. I've been away on motorcycling camping trips and obviously there si only so much you can carry on a motorbike. I have a small waist bag that I keep attached to me at all times when on the bike as it holds wallet/phone/money etc, I keep my pens in that so they're always at hand, kept out of direct sunlight during the day etc.</blockquote>

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