Storing Glucose Test Strips while camping

I have never had a problem while camping. I have left the meter and strips in the truck by mistake. When I got back to the truck and tried the to test the meter showed a error which was the meter or strips were to hot. After they cooled down they worked as they should.
Don

When we motorcycle camped my wife used one of these to store insulin and strips, worked very well overall. Pretty sure someone could find it on the road side in Maine as she left the saddle bag unlatched on a homebound trip. Ah, the memories, riding the roadside looking for a needle in a haystack, or Frio in tall weeds rather.

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eubank wrote:
I don't think the strips are really a major issue unless you're talking about some pretty extreme temperatures. Likewise with oral meds like glipizide. Injectables, though, may require some somewhat more special treatment. As always, though, simply read the materials that always accompany your diabetes supplies! That's what that information is for!

:)
Lynn

I do believe they did read the label, based upon the wording of the post, thus their question. They we pretty specific about the storage temperature and asking about storage of strips while traveling.

I never worried about it, except my insulin which I put in a small cooler with a ice pack. If my strips had a requirement they could go there also.

I don't think the strips are really a major issue unless you're talking about some pretty extreme temperatures. Likewise with oral meds like glipizide. Injectables, though, may require some somewhat more special treatment. As always, though, simply read the materials that always accompany your diabetes supplies! That's what that information is for!

:)
Lynn

You could always place them in an insulated pouch and place in refrigerator to prevent freezing.

My wife stores hers in the bathroom also. We dry camp over 90% of the time. Never had a problem.

I have never really thought anything about storing them. We full-time in the summer, about 100+ nights and my test strips are stored in the bedroom of our fifth wheel on a shelf that is near the floor. I have done this for 3 years and never had a problem with them becoming unusable or appearing to be out of the norm.