to fridge or not to fridge??

[PaulReilly73]

its weird, fatty bit, not so fatty bit. Morning, night time .. Cant find a pattern.. It doesnt usually bleed either when it stings so hitting the blood vessel thing seems unlikely...

I am just destined to go through life I guess feeling more pricks then second hand dartboard....

 

[Snodger]

yeah I normally find if it stings, it doesn't bleed/bruise, if it bleeds, it doesn't sting.

Ah what a life, eh?

BTW is anyone else bruising more in the hot weather or is it me?

 

[TheWeasel]

Keep the Insulin you are not using in a fridge, and once it is opened and in use it should remain at room temeperature so long as it remains between the temperatures which are shown on the packaging or PIL (patient Information Leaflet).

this is the response I made in a different thread about this subject.

Once you begin using the Insulin it should not be kept in the fridge. Injecting cold insulin can be uncomfortable, so keep the insulin you are using at room temperature. It is generally safe to store insulin at room temperature for up to four weeks.

As Sue pointed out earlier, the Insulin should only be kept in the fridge prior to opening the package.
Store your spare insulin supplies in the fridge to keep it fresh.

Once it is opened and in use it is kept at room temperature only..........not between 2 - 8 deg, that is much too cold.

Don't expose insulin to strong light or heat, such as the sunlight in a car or the heat of a sauna. Insulin loses its effect when it is stored at temperatures above 25 -30°C (77°F-86°F).

Ken

I've often wondered about this. Keeping in-use Insulin at ambient temp to reduce Insulin to body temp mismatch at time of injection is good, but what about inhibiting growth of bacteria? Once air has been introduced to the phial to replace the Insulin taken out, wouldn't it be better to keep the temp as close to 2c as possible for as much of the phial's life as possible? Just hand warm it when you need to use it.
After all, there's a lot of airborne polution about and you don't know what's in it. Oh if only the pump reservoirs were supplied pre-filled! I'm told Insulin has a disinfecting effect

 

[cugila]

What is quoted is the Manufacturers recommendations, not my own personal views although my own Byetta pen is stored in exactly the same way. It is also the standard advice to any newly diagnosed Insulin or other injectable med users so they have the correct information to hand.

I am sure the Manufacturers have considered all that you mention and personally I wouldn't imagine there is a problem as all these things and methods are sterile ? Any contamination whilst using would be down to the user, not the system.

However what you personally do in practice is entirely up to you.

Ken

 

[saltydog]

I notice that most of the posts here are from 2010, so am not sure if anything I post here is relevant or will be read by users of this forum.

So here goes:-

I use humulin m3 pen with a 5mm needle and have found that whether or not the insertion of the needle creates a stinging sensation depends greatly on the injection site.

Insulin is not intended to be injected intramuscularly, so choose a fatty site instead.
Fatty sites seem to have little or no nerve tissue and therefore I hardly feel the needle entering.
On the other hand, when I've misjudged the site (hit a muscle area), the stinging is very pronounced.

I was also advised not to rub the site after injection, whether or not stinging occurs. Hope this info helps.

John