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Originally Posted by sean_hrkns  also please let me know which one you feel is better in these types of situations the pen or syringe. |
Talking disposable pens? Waste of space in general, especially valuable cool space. A syringe or two and many vials or 3ml penfills, in a big frio bag as Shiftzor wisely suggests. If I only had pens around, but wanted to travel lighter, I'd snap them in half and remove the penfill, chuck the junk. Yes this works, you can do it with two hands with a bit of force applied, but you need to snap at the right point to avoid breaking the vial, I'm not recommending it in general!
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Originally Posted by Bountyman For those on insulin there's a 28 day shelf life for any insulin once it warms past 46 degrees Fahrenheit. |
The papers I've seen on that suggest that what occurs is that potency loss typically
begins after 28/30 days - at the rate of a few percent. I don't have a url, but I did find a medical paper on the web at one stage describing this, it is findable. I've also used insulin a few months old a few times - and it's worked ok. So personally I wouldn't write all insulin off at the month mark at all, especially if I was in an emergency. I'd expect it to be useful for a few months, even if likely gradually losing potency.
Other times I've found insulin has lost potency very quickly in a few weeks, in harsh conditions (very hot, in the sun, etc). So I think being as careful as possible and keeping in the coolest place out of sunlight, is a good idea for keeping insulin as long as possible. Better still, as mentioned, Frio type products will go a long way to cheap, tough, portable cooling for insulin.
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Originally Posted by jer.lawrence I don't mind, but am just curious -- have there always been this many people wanting information? |
I find themes and issues can come in waves on forums, it can be quite bizarre. Maybe that is what you are detecting.
