Insulin accidently frozen.

[Eileenbhain]

My fridge freezer went on the bling end of oct. The main concern was it was freezing food in the fridge as well as freezer. We tried to do some troubleshooting and actually left it to go away for a week. On return the food we'd left had spoiled.Solid frozen eggs, frozen apples and of course my insulin. It didnt look totally frozen solid but it then was taken out and put back in two days later when we purchased a new fridge. This was all about first week in Nov. Now I'm having a job controlling my blood sugars. It's just ocurred to me I may have damaged my insulin which is now useless. I've been getting depressed thinking my diabetes was getin out of control. I take Lantus at night and have been increasing this slowly but not much happening. Same with Apidra during the day. It doesn't seem terribly effective any more. Do I dump this batch and get new batch. I do hate waste!!

 

[Fruitella]

I would say yes, bin it or at least return to the pharmacy for disposal. Insulin should not travel in the hold of a plane for the same reason.

 

[paulus1]

yup chuck it. your doctors should be fine re issuing. mine keep giving me repeats even when i dont ask for them. ive three boxs of each. tried to give one lot back and they refused to take it.

 

[insulin-pixie]

Throw it away. Its pretty much useless once its been frozen. It happened to me too a few years ago with an over zealous fridge freezing it all.