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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 02/5/2018

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Margaret takes her insulin in the motorhome fridge but she also has a nylon padded bag for the one in use. There are some you can buy that you soak in water which will maintain the correct temperature for a couple of days.I would have thought that if the fridge is working albeit not quite to the correct temperature it would be fine for keeping the insulin safe. As a belt and braces your could always take your prescription scrips and I am sure a chemist would supply new insulin if you had a problem. They seem more easy going abroad in that respect.

I have found that since having my records available online it has been much easier here and abroad to get replacement meds although a £70.00 charge for a one week supply of one of my BP tablets gave me quite a shock
David

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Quote: Originally posted by chrisandsandra on 03/5/2018

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I have to take medication (for arthritis, not diabetes) that has to be kept between 2 and 8 degrees centigrade.

I too had a fridge that was not exactly reliable so I had similar worries to romany so consulted my nurse who suggested this on the basis it was designed for the job and had built in safety features to prevent damage to the epipens and their contents.

I bought it last year and it worked a treat.

I have 4 ice pouches that I use by having 2 in the bag cooling the meds and 2 in the freezer freezing, changing them every 24 hours on average. It never let me down once despite temperatures last summer getting to over 38C at time, though when it was really hot I took the precaution of putting it in the fridge/cool box at the hottest times of day.

When we lost all the electric in the van on one site for over 8 hours it was a godsend.

Another tip, if you use overnight/long haul ferries, is too ask if you can leave the bag in a fridge onboard. Brittany Ferries were more than happy to arrange this for me and are doing so again this year.

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