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Permalink Reply by MyBustedPancreas on May 6, 2012 at 6:52am

In hot weather, most people find that they need LESS insulin. It tends to work faster and the heat can make your body far more sensitive to it. I generally find that my total daily dose drops several units during the summer months, especially if I'm spending a lot of time outdoors.

I use the Frio pouches and find that they work very well. Not long ago I did a pretty extensive backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon - the daytime temps were consistently around 90 degrees. However, the Frio pouch worked well provided that I re-wet it a couple of times a day AND kept it stashed somewhere out of direct sunlight (like deep within my pack). I had no issues and just picked up another Frio pouch because I'm heading on a trip to the Middle East in a couple of weeks (and it's going to be really hot there!)

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on May 7, 2012 at 7:19am

thanks very much f0r the inf0 busted pancreas.
have a great time in the middle east!

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Permalink Reply by Redshaw on August 23, 2012 at 12:53pm

I find the opposite happens to me. Really high temperatures, make me feel ill, lethargic, and lessens my appetite. I find that my basal insulin in particular is pretty much ineffective. I thought it was because the insulin had gone off, but Even a new one out of the fridge didn't work. As soon as the weather broke, temp went down and the humidity improved, my blood sugar responded to the insulin.

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Permalink Reply by Jonah on August 23, 2012 at 12:57pm

Frio bag is good enough for me- keeps it at room temperature.

I don't find myself using any different amount of insulin no matter the season, although if I travel I need less insulin.

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Permalink Reply by A on September 13, 2012 at 8:32pm

I live in Canada and I wasn't in temperatures over 25degrees C very often, but found no change in my insulin requirements as the temperature went up and I'm also a newly diagnosed strongly honeymooning T1. I also didn't seem to have any problems with keeping insulin pens in my bag and just moving that to the shade or throwing a towel on it. I'm wondering how your hot weather/beach response went as another "honeymooner"?

(My diagnosis was over xmas 2011 and I hear you with the "oh the irony" comment..)

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on September 13, 2012 at 10:22pm

hi a! i kept it in a frio bag and it was all good. pretty hot here in the south of spain, like 35 degrees c, so was a bit worried, but ok.

yeah, xmas dinner was a big sucky anxiety fest last year. this one coming will be better!

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