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      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      My last hospitalization was in December 2020 after a delayed refill for my insulin put me in DKA. The worst part was that because it was at the height of Covid, my husband basically could only drop me off at the ER door. The hospital was less than ten minutes from our home, and it was only one night, but I may as well have been on the other side of the world.
    • 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      After my preliminary stay at Joslin in 1954, I've never spent time in a hospital because of having diabetes. A few other times for things like tonsils and babies, but I've been very lucky, and very healthy. Very grateful!
    • 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      The only time I have been hospitalized due to T1D was in 1970 when I suffered a diabetic hyperosmolar coma, due to ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed T1D. I was young and just back from an assignment to Korea in the USAF. I new something was wrong with me, but did not know what and I wanted to visit my family before exploring my issues through the USAF medical services.
    • 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      At 65yo, a T1D for 53 years and a pump user for 25 years I experienced what I own as a user error when my pump charger cord went bad and I miscalculated a manual shot. I awoke at 3am knowing I was going low and went to the kitchen to get some juice and remember noting after that until I awoke on the kitchen floor. I could not stand up and drug myself down the hall to get my phone. I called 911 and asked what time it was. It was 9am. I had broken my right ankle, fractured my left knee and torn the meniscus. Lots of lessons learned and after a month of rehab my family and I decided I could no longer live alone. Between T1D and being a fall risk I am in a senior assisted living. It’s not a bad ending but so many things go into our care. Prepare for your future and don’t be stupid!
    • 12 hours, 39 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Amazing!
    • 12 hours, 39 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      In 72 years with T1D I have been hospitalized once -- 1984 when BG got so low that my internal body temperature went from 98.6 to 93. That is the coldest I have ever been in my life, colder than 30 below 0 Fahrenheit in Midwest winters, cold Alps at 9,000 feet, and cold western US Ski areas at 9,000 feet. Brain does a wonderful instinctive thing at low BG to try to keep it's functions working so that you don't die. Thanks, brain.
    • 12 hours, 41 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Dang, now I jinxed myself 🙃
    • 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
      Bekki Weston likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 19 hours, 41 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      At 65yo, a T1D for 53 years and a pump user for 25 years I experienced what I own as a user error when my pump charger cord went bad and I miscalculated a manual shot. I awoke at 3am knowing I was going low and went to the kitchen to get some juice and remember noting after that until I awoke on the kitchen floor. I could not stand up and drug myself down the hall to get my phone. I called 911 and asked what time it was. It was 9am. I had broken my right ankle, fractured my left knee and torn the meniscus. Lots of lessons learned and after a month of rehab my family and I decided I could no longer live alone. Between T1D and being a fall risk I am in a senior assisted living. It’s not a bad ending but so many things go into our care. Prepare for your future and don’t be stupid!
    • 20 hours, 49 minutes ago
      Bill Williams likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 21 hours, 13 minutes ago
      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      So gratifying to see so many "no" responses, way to go everyone!!
    • 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 56 years of T1D (34yrs of injections up to 5 / day), my buttocks have some scar tissue. The description of lipohyertrophy doesn't match with my scar tissue. I don't have hard lumps, just areas that feel firmer under the skin. I also have more problem with sunken spots (atrophy) in my 'favorite' injection spots. Dealing with it is basically trying to avoid those spots. If a site is not absorbing, I take a hot shower or do moderate exercise to increase blood flow to the area. BGs will plummet though so I have to be cautious. I also started using alternative infusion sites and also have considered a variable angle infusion set, but have not yet tried it.
    • 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I started to but then switched to my upper thighs and am able to rotate over a much greater surface area.
    • 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I stopped using those sites and paid more attention to rotation of available ones.
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      The only time I have been hospitalized due to T1D was in 1970 when I suffered a diabetic hyperosmolar coma, due to ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed T1D. I was young and just back from an assignment to Korea in the USAF. I new something was wrong with me, but did not know what and I wanted to visit my family before exploring my issues through the USAF medical services.
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Last time I was in the hospital due to diabetes was within 6 months of first starting on an insulin pump. Approximately 32 years ago
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      No, I have not been hospitalized in the last three years, it has been 67 years since I’ve been hospitalized for diabetes related issues.uu
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      I’ve never been hospitalized because of T1D other than when the endo started me on insulin on 1973 to learn about injections and diet.
    • 22 hours, 46 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      In 72 years with T1D I have been hospitalized once -- 1984 when BG got so low that my internal body temperature went from 98.6 to 93. That is the coldest I have ever been in my life, colder than 30 below 0 Fahrenheit in Midwest winters, cold Alps at 9,000 feet, and cold western US Ski areas at 9,000 feet. Brain does a wonderful instinctive thing at low BG to try to keep it's functions working so that you don't die. Thanks, brain.
    • 22 hours, 47 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      So gratifying to see so many "no" responses, way to go everyone!!
    • 22 hours, 47 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      First time two years ago when I was diagnosed with T1D! Was in DKA and had no idea why I was so sick. Six days! Second time just overnight when I couldn't get my sugars down (I was still in that early learning phase). And at least one stop of a couple of hours at the ER - same reason - high sugars I couldn't figure out. Luckily I seem to have all figured out now! Whew!
    • 22 hours, 48 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 22 hours, 48 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 22 hours, 49 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      After my preliminary stay at Joslin in 1954, I've never spent time in a hospital because of having diabetes. A few other times for things like tonsils and babies, but I've been very lucky, and very healthy. Very grateful!
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    When you travel for an extended period of time away from your house, do you keep your spare insulin in a unique case to keep it cool?

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    30 Comments

    1. Larry Martin

      Insulin is safe at room temperature for 1 month. Mine is used up in 3 weeks so never needs to be cool, just not sitting in the sun.

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    2. Retired and glad

      I was told years ago by my pharmacist that the insulin shipped to his store was not refrigerated in transit. I also know that when I put my insulin in my pump it sits there for up to four days with no cooling provided. Now that I’m retired, if we plan to go on a multiweek vacation, I’ll probably ensure my hotel or cruise cabin has a refrigerator. For shorter periods, I’m not worried.

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      1. GLORIA MILLER

        I have traveled for up to three weeks at a time which meant many insulin changes in my pump. I have never refrigerated the insulin while traveling and never had any problem with it working properly.

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    3. Marthaeg

      I put it in a lunchbox with an icepack when I go on day- long bike rides.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Janice B

      Some times frio and some times insulin case with cooling pack

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    5. Steve Gold

      for a long period of time I will carry two sets, one set that I leave where it can be refrigerated and another that I take with me. That way I always have an emergency backup in case I need to have it replaced. With the way the patient/insurance company interactions work these days it can take F-O-R-E-V-E-R (a week or two) and the support people that need to approve the replacement are not trained well enough to understand that type 1 diabetics need insulin to survive. Otherwise….

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    6. Amanda Barras

      Insulin is fine at room temperature for up to 30 days. So I don’t worry about it when it’s with me.

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    7. Eve Rabbiner

      Always try to find lodging with a fridge. Cooler with icepack, stored between suitcases for insulation for summer. Traveling in Iceland was really easy. Always cool, so I didn’t have to worry about the insulin heating up in the car.

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    8. Keira Thurheimer

      I use a Frio pack when traveling.

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    9. Sahran Holiday

      Vial currently using doesn’t need refigeration. Backup does if gone for extended time or as a backup. Carry that in a cooler with a cold pack from freezer.

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    10. Henry Renn

      No, but I do not let my supply bag in hot environments nor sitting in sun even if ambient temp is cool.

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    11. Nicholas Argento

      Room temperature is good enough for insulin on any trip under 1 month, and I don’t take those.

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    12. Trisha Oldenkamp

      I put my extra insulin in a Frio gel bag. It stays cool with just water. I’ve had hotel refrigerators that freeze the contents so I stay away from them. I’ve traveled to Africa where My lodging didn’t have full time electricity let alone a refrigerator. My insulin has always been fine.

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    13. Chrisanda

      I have always used a Frio to carry my insulin on trips (Novolog), as I was told it needed to stay cool. But as other people noted, I have been recently told by a pharmacist it doesn’t need to be refrigerated for up to 20 days. Then the logical idea that it’s attached to my warm body in a pump for days. I may get brave and not worry about it staying cool. However, the Frio does protect the glass bottles :). It is shipped to me in a cooled container. I do always request a fridge in hotels.

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    14. ConnieT1D62

      I use a Frio when I travel on extended trips away from home. That hasn’t been happening lately for me due to the pandemic.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    15. Meerkat

      If a small ice chest is a unique case then I would answer yes.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    16. Bob Durstenfeld

      I use a FRIO evaporative cooler pouch.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. Mary Dexter

      Frio

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    18. Janis Senungetuk

      I put an extra vial in a FRIO for backup.

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    19. Beverly Crosby

      When traveling for a few days I always carry my insulin in my purse. It’s going to be with me and I’m going to be in a cool place.

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    20. Kevin McCue

      Unique like a cooler maybe

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    21. Thomas Cline

      Everything goes into a Frio when the temperature goes above 86 F on a trip. I try to avoid trips to particularly hot climates.

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    22. rick phillips

      I use a Frio. Works perfectly.

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    23. Vickie Baumgartner

      I have a Frio case. It works GREAT!!!

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    24. Sjoymex

      I rarely go where there won’t be an easily accessible refrigerator. Until I get there, my insulin is usually kept in my purse (never in the trunk of the car). The rare times I go somewhere without a fridge, I’ve kept it in a lunch bag with some ice packs seperated by a washcloth so it doesn’t freeze.

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    25. Carol Meares

      Frio for over night. I have a small electric cooler for longer. Goes in car and hotel. I have had insulin freeze in hotel refrigerators. I have also used a small yeti. The costs of being diabetic that isn’t counted.

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    26. Chris Deutsch

      I use a Frio bag until we reach out destination. Then I put it in a refrigerator if possible.

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    27. Arlie Peck

      I keep it in a waterproof case and try to keep it in a cooler or refrigerator when possible on the road or traveling.

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    28. Molly Jones

      I wasn’t sure what cool meant, so I chose other.
      I do not keep it with an ice pack where it would last more than 28 days, but it is kept in an insulated container that keeps it safe not to rise above room temperature or freeze.
      We often travel internationally and I find it easier to pack prefilled cartridges along with bringing my vial of insulin.

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    29. Brianna Lyons

      If I don’t have access to a fridge (road trip, in between hotels, during flights) I love using a Frio bag, it provides a ton of peace of mind

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