FRIO Bags - Help!

[afcbrichard]

I am going to Ibiza next week and am taking all my insulin in Frio Bags. I will transfer most to the hotel fridge but will use Frio Bags to keep my insulin currently in use cool. I am assuming that Frio Bags keep insulin at cool but usable temps not storage temps. I would be grateful if anyone can confirm that my assumptions are correct. Thank You.

 

[Robster65]

I've just used my first bag whilst camping in fairly warm temps and it kept my pens chilled although I wouldn't say at fridge temps.

Their literature claims 18-26c but it seemed a lot cooler than that inside.

So, yes, your belief is correct. 🙂

Rob

 

[trophywench]

I've taken insulin to India and back, not used the hotel fridge, just resoaked the Frio every 3-ish days, bunged the unused stuff back in the fridge at home when we retured, and NP. Also the Carribean, Maldives, Australia ........ and quite a bit of Europe, Stratford upon Avon, France motorbike touring/tent camping ....

I shouldn't worry too much if I was you, just make sure you have some fresh to come home to though in case. Normally on return, I've lobbed the 'in use' cartridges that have been to the beach, up mountains etc and put one in out the Frio and just used them in favour of the continually fridged ones. I can honestly say I've never had a problem.

Incidentally FWIW I've usually found the back of the wardrobe to be the darkest coolest place in unairconditioned rooms, because they are normally situated well away from windows and the sun. Somewhere we went where there was a safety deposit box in every room and you got the key for a few pence, that was cooler than the wardrobe being metal and embedded in an inside wall, so the Frio sat on top of the passports etc for a fortnight. The passports were in leather wallets which went a bit mouldy from the damp and we had to sling em! LOL

 

[Monica]

We have 2 FRIO bags, so that we can split the insulin into 2 bags/suitcases (handluggage only).
One of the bags will go in the safe while on holiday, the other one we'll empty and put the insulin in the fridge. The empty frio bag then goes out into the sunshine to dry out.
When home all the unused insulin goes straight back into the fridge. So far we've never had any problems with the insulin that stayed in the frio bag in the safe at all.

 

[afcbrichard]

We have 2 FRIO bags, so that we can split the insulin into 2 bags/suitcases (handluggage only).
One of the bags will go in the safe while on holiday, the other one we'll empty and put the insulin in the fridge. The empty frio bag then goes out into the sunshine to dry out.
When home all the unused insulin goes straight back into the fridge. So far we've never had any problems with the insulin that stayed in the frio bag in the safe at all.

Thank you, I was going to use a large bag for transportation transfer all spares to fridge for storage and use a duo bag to keep the insulin i am using in all the time weather in the room or on the beach. Is this OK? ie the bag with insulin i am using will keep it at usable temperature.

 

[Monica]

Thank you, I was going to use a large bag for transportation transfer all spares to fridge for storage and use a duo bag to keep the insulin i am using in all the time weather in the room or on the beach. Is this OK? ie the bag with insulin i am using will keep it at usable temperature.

As we never go to the beach, we always leave the pen in the room at room temperature. The room doesn't usually get any hotter.
But yes, going to the beach all day, the frio duo bag will come in handy