6/19 James PMPS 139 & Travel Question

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kateliz

kateliz

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Today:
AMPS: 149
+1: 175
+4: 103
+6: 128
+9: 146
PMPS: 139

Hello, LL! I'm back from a weekend of travel and trying to get back in the daily condo habit. Sorry I haven't been able to stop by other condos more.

After a bit of a roller coaster while the pet sitter was taking care of him, James is back to last week's form surfing the blues. I played the dosing a little conservatively last night and this morning since I suspect from his wonky numbers that he got slightly larger doses than normal this weekend. We will see how he reacts getting back on schedule with tonight's PM dose!

Somewhat OT:
A question for those of you who have traveled with Lantus. What's the best way to keep it cool on a car trip? The plan is for James to stay with family while I'm on vacation next week, but I need to drive him and the insulin about 2.5 hours away. I was thinking of just putting it in a cooler with ice packs but I don't want it to be too cold and I don't want it to get shaken too much. :?: :?:

Thanks, and I hope everyone has a good evening!
 
Re: 6/19 James PMPS 139

Hi Kate, welcome back and looks like James did well with the pet sitter. On the cooler, I've never had to travel with it. Do you have a smaller coolpak case where it wouldn't risk the chance of being shaken. Try adding the emoticon ? in your subject line. Ella & Rusty just traveled recently, and she would have a good suggestion of how to travel with it, or you could pm her. Have a wonderful vacation in case I miss you.
 
Re: 6/19 James PMPS 139

You do need to wrap the Lantus. You don't want it in direct contact with the cold packs. I'd also think about bubble wrap to insulate it.

I'd actually put "Travel?" in your subject line. There are some seasoned travelers here.
 
Thanks, Ann and Sienne. I have an insulated lunchbox that I could probably pack pretty tight if I wrapped the insulin vial and box (how I keep it in the fridge) in something like bubble wrap, and then put cold packs around it.

Any other tips/tricks from more experienced travelers?
 
Vet appointment is tomorrow, at AM+2.5 :lol:
LB habits have been better recently, alternating every other day in and out of the box, so I'm hoping taking care of any gland issues will be the other missing piece to this problem.
 
Hi there! Not a lot of travel tips here, but just saying hi! I almost took Simon on the road with us last week, though :) We were on the last leg of our Lantus Land journey and I didn't want to mess things up. My mom came through for me, though.
Good job for the pet sitter. It is a hard thing finding good sitters! That nice flat blue day and those greens are so encouraging. I think James looks divine!
 
Hi,
I have a Frio wallet, but keep it for emergencies (power outages, etc.). It will keep your insulin at a safe temperature, but not nearly as cold as when stored in the 'fridge. When traveling I use a regular cooler. I wrap the insulin in a plastic baggie and then in bubble wrap, put it into a small cardboard box, and wrap the box in double paper bags (or newspaper). I put it in the bottom of the cooler, put other stuff in on top (food), put a layer of paper bags on top of everything, and put the cooler ice blocks on top of the layer of paper bags. This keeps everything from rattling around and keeps the cooler blocks from direct contact with the insulin. When the cooler blocks are on top like this, the coolness drops down and keeps everything cool. We use one of those small coolers (not the tiny ones) It keeps everything cool for more than 6 hours. I keep a small keychain thermometer in the box with the insulin. The temp. at the end of a 6-hour trip is usually 40 degrees--perfect.

Hope this helps,

Ella
 
Thanks Ann and Ella for your replies. What a good idea for having something to keep the insulin cool in emergencies, I had never thought about that! :shock:

Ella, I will definitely modify that pack and stack method with what I have. I'll be sure the cold packs are on top and not directly touching the insulin; the paper bags are a great idea for that.

Kim, thanks for stopping by and congrats on Simon's OTJ!
 
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