Is an icebox cool enough for insulin 24/7?
My cat is the diabetic in the family. I stored his insulin in a cooler for the first time, yesterday and last night, and was surprised how much warmer it was than the S&B fridge. Is it really going ...
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I did some googling for kind of insulin I use, Prozinc. The manufacturer says 36-46 degrees.
I put a temp gun on mine, but it had been with a fresh ice pack for a while and was much colder than when I got up this morning. 43 degrees. I tried the overnight ice pack I had taken off it on its coldest side: 60 degrees.
The thing is, a cat uses a much smaller dose than a human, so one vial should last 6 months.
But I found some users on other forums say they have done fine with Prozinc in a cooler.
Yipes, one more thing to worry about :(. I will order an AC cord for my car fridge -- that should help.
I put a temp gun on mine, but it had been with a fresh ice pack for a while and was much colder than when I got up this morning. 43 degrees. I tried the overnight ice pack I had taken off it on its coldest side: 60 degrees.
The thing is, a cat uses a much smaller dose than a human, so one vial should last 6 months.
But I found some users on other forums say they have done fine with Prozinc in a cooler.
Yipes, one more thing to worry about :(. I will order an AC cord for my car fridge -- that should help.
