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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1387108" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Just to add to the conversation on this one, I've travelled a fair amount in hot climates using pens. My very simple solution was to take a small thermos flask with all insulin in it. I could get fifteen penfills and two bottles of long acting into it (enough to last three months, with my on the go stuff outside the flask), and temperature control was always achieved using cold water, whether that was chilled from a bottle or cold from the tap. As long as you changed the water out every 8-10 hours, it never got too warm.</p><p></p><p>The benefits for me were that I had a stainless steel container protecting my insulin, and that I didn't need to get power from anywhere. Cold water is normally fairly easy to get hold of. And it was a very cheap solution, at less than a tenner for the flask and usually free refills (except for the occasional bottle of water).</p><p></p><p>As it happens, I still use penfills for my pump refills as I don't want to carry vials - they are too easily broken. Again, as long as you can get a bunch in there, then there is nothing to worry about. I go through about 1 penfill per week, so a pack of five easily lasts me a month.</p><p></p><p>In terms of peripherals, I'm not sure I'd want an all in one storage container for everything. Most spares go in the bottom of the suitcase/backpack in a plastic bag or vanity case, and I'd be unlikely to carry more than a single pen and couple of needles in a bag if I was out and about. Again, most bags have decent small pockets for phones these days that handle that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1387108, member: 30007"] Just to add to the conversation on this one, I've travelled a fair amount in hot climates using pens. My very simple solution was to take a small thermos flask with all insulin in it. I could get fifteen penfills and two bottles of long acting into it (enough to last three months, with my on the go stuff outside the flask), and temperature control was always achieved using cold water, whether that was chilled from a bottle or cold from the tap. As long as you changed the water out every 8-10 hours, it never got too warm. The benefits for me were that I had a stainless steel container protecting my insulin, and that I didn't need to get power from anywhere. Cold water is normally fairly easy to get hold of. And it was a very cheap solution, at less than a tenner for the flask and usually free refills (except for the occasional bottle of water). As it happens, I still use penfills for my pump refills as I don't want to carry vials - they are too easily broken. Again, as long as you can get a bunch in there, then there is nothing to worry about. I go through about 1 penfill per week, so a pack of five easily lasts me a month. In terms of peripherals, I'm not sure I'd want an all in one storage container for everything. Most spares go in the bottom of the suitcase/backpack in a plastic bag or vanity case, and I'd be unlikely to carry more than a single pen and couple of needles in a bag if I was out and about. Again, most bags have decent small pockets for phones these days that handle that. [/QUOTE]
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