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Permalink Reply by T1Tambien on May 14, 2011 at 4:59pm

PS
This whole "insulin does just fine at room temp" discussion is wholly dependant on the TYPE of insulin you use and generally it ONLY applys to vials that are OPEN- unopend vials should always be kept cool. Read the insert that come with your specific drug befor you out of hand believe all us ya hoos on the internet! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Philip on May 15, 2011 at 8:13am

Wow, thanks for all the replies, everyone! It should be noted that a family member has a condo that we've been given the OK to use, so I will have a fridge at my disposal, and I do speak Greek, so that's a plus ;) I've just never travelled overseas since being diagnosed. As a just-in-case I've printed cards in Italian (stopover in Rome) and Greek stating I'm diabetic, and my travelling companions (siblings) have cards that say 'my brother is diabetic. he requires insulin' in Italian and Greek.

I had no idea that 10mL vials existed! I'll have to take that up with my doc when I get back!

I've got my back-up pump from Animas just the other day as well as purchased a Thermal lunch box + ice packs for the flight. My required pump supplies are in my carry on while the extras are in my checked bags (all insulin is with me). If anything goes awry, I have another friend catching up with me two weeks after my departure and she can bring anything extra with her; worst comes to worst my parents can mail me additional supplies.

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Permalink Reply by Brigitte on May 15, 2011 at 8:42am

I hope your travel will be very nice. But it's true European hotels are not so well. My insulin have been frozen in a hotel in france years ago!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy your travel Philip!

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Permalink Reply by Leo2 on May 15, 2011 at 9:35am

I suggest when/if giving insulin to the hotel to keep in "their" frig, you ask to see exactly where. They may be thinking the freezer rather than the frig.
I always put 4 Polar Paks, that come with mail-order insulin and then frozen in my own freezer, into a small insulated hard case. These keep extra insulin vials cold up to 5 days. To the top of that, inside the hard case, I put 3 sizes of Frios so I can decide each day what I need.

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Permalink Reply by Philip on May 23, 2011 at 10:36am

We've got a condo with our own fridge, good tip about the hotel fridge tho :D

I made it! I found some WiFi to post my reply here--my solution was an insulated lunch bag with five, 9-celled ice packs lining it, and the insulin in the centre. It kept it plenty cold for the plane trip! My issue now is running all over the country and keeping track of the supplies I need to have on me!! So far so good. I got in touch with the Novo Nordisk people and their Greek distributors gave me their numbers if I have any issues with the pharmacies being able to order it in.

I've adjusted my calculations for the amount of CHOs I've been eating over here (A LOT less) and eight vials should be plenty. Sugars stable all on the plane and all through the week.

The weather's great and there's ADs for insulin pumps on TV! I thought that was pretty cool!!

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Permalink Reply by nel on May 23, 2011 at 12:02pm

thanks for this update :) ...and how neat , that evdoxia , living in Greece responded to your discussion !!
PWD helping PWD ...

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Permalink Reply by joeynicole on May 23, 2011 at 11:24am

I traveled Europe for two months at one time with all my insulin and syringes on me - kept them cool in a frio-type case and everything was fine. When I was at a hotel and not traveling, I just kept everything in the fridge.

Another time, when traveling to Ireland, I was stopped by security in London for my syringes. Then, because I was carrying "sharp objects" I had to be escorted onto the London to Ireland flight by a flight attendant and all the other flight attendants had to be "notified" of my situation. This was a first, and luckily I did have a note from my endo saying I needed to carry these on me due to my diabetes. Seemed like a lot of nonsense to me, but I went along with it so as not to cause a fuss. This is the only time this has ever happened though.

I also had my doctor give me a list of other diabetes doctors and pharmacies all over Europe in case I lost my medications and needed a refill for any reason as I was traveling. This, of anything, gave me the most assurance!

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Permalink Reply by evdoxia on May 23, 2011 at 11:34am

Ι will tell you is that if I need something for the exploration of Greece can ask me and help you because I live in GREECE specifically in Thessaloniki..aaaaa, k if you have insulin or anything else you can go to any pharmacy and ask are you a measurement of insulin or whatever you need!im sorry my english is poor.I hope you will realize!!:)



p.s
I wish to have a good sweet (not much) time

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Permalink Reply by Billy on May 23, 2011 at 12:46pm

I just got back from Ireland and for the 7 hour flight just kept them in a small carry on cooler with a couple ice packs but other than that you should be fine, have fun!

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