Insulin Vial Protector

[smin123]

Just wanted to share that I finally found something to protect Fluffy's Lantus vials. I have dropped 2 in the past few years for a loss of almost $400 . I know I am not the only one this has happened to so hopefully I can help save others from this hassle and expense. Hope this helps! www.vialsafe.com.

 

[Chris/China (GA)/Garfield]

You can also use a plain old crutch tip....just measure your vial and get a crutch tip that fits (whole lot cheaper)

Most of us use the pens so we don't have to worry about dropping the vial....once you've dropped one, you never want to do it again!!

You can also buy Lantus a lot cheaper than $400 by buying it from Canada http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...canadian-pharmacies.49608/page-2#post-1344374

 

[smin123]

Hmm...what's a crutch tip? The product I was talking about is only $10. 99 and seems like it will last forever. It's see thru so I can see which medication is in it, how much is left, and can still get the needle in the top with the protector in place. Added bonus, my 5 year old daughter is having fun bouncing it on the floor. LOL

 

[Chris/China (GA)/Garfield]

@smin123 ...the little rubber things that go on the bottom of crutches....like this https://www.walmart.com/ip/Drive-Medical-Crutch-Tips-7-8-1-Pair/54448123?variantFieldId=actual_color

 

[LizzieInTexas]

Most of us use the pens

I didn't even think about that when I ordered. I just ordered the cartridges. Can you put the cartridge into pens? I have only used viles do far so I have no knowledge on pens/cartridges.

 

[Nicole Z]

Perfect! I'm always scared I'm going to drop the bottle on the granite counter, that would surely shatter it. I'm going to order one of these asap! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Chris/China (GA)/Garfield]

Can you put the cartridge into pens?

I don't think so, but I know Marks isn't listing the cartridges on their website anymore so it's either pens or vials.

The pens are the best buy anyway....Not only do they have the extra plastic to protect them, you can use every drop since each pen only holds 300 units (unless the cat is a high dose cat, you end up throwing away a lot of insulin from a vial)

 

[Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey]

Can you put the cartridge into pens?

Why would you want to? Pens only shoot in one unit increments. We tell people that purchase pens to remove the needle portion.

 

[JanetNJ]

Perfect! I'm always scared I'm going to drop the bottle on the granite counter, that would surely shatter it. I'm going to order one of these asap! Thanks for sharing!

On the meantime you can just wrap some thick rubber bands in it.

 

[LizzieInTexas]

Why would you want to? Pens only shoot in one unit increments. We tell people that purchase pens to remove the needle portion.

For the protection of the pen devise/case. Again I have no idea what they look like. I was thinking that the cartridges were used in the pens. If that was the case I was going to ask my neighbor for an old pen (case) to put the cartridges in for protection.

 

[Nicole Z]

On the meantime you can just wrap some thick rubber bands in it.

Great idea!

 

[Nicole Z]

@smin123 ...the little rubber things that go on the bottom of crutches....like this https://www.walmart.com/ip/Drive-Medical-Crutch-Tips-7-8-1-Pair/54448123?variantFieldId=actual_color

So the bottle fits snug into the crutch tip? If it drops, can it still slip out of the crutch tip?

 

[Chris/China (GA)/Garfield]

So the bottle fits snug into the crutch tip? If it drops, can it still slip out of the crutch tip?

Crutch tips come in different sizes....that's why you should measure your insulin bottle to get a good fit

 

[Nicole Z]

I went ahead and just ordered the vial safe - super excited for it to arrive! Thanks again @smin123 for posting this! I was always so scared that the bottle would break!