Traveling with Forteo

Thanks, Maria. That link was very helpful. I did look up the Duo-Pen Frio that diabetics use & called the company. They said their packs only keep it 10 degrees cooler than room temp. which is not cold enough for the Forteo.

Sue

Thanks for sharing your travel experience with Forteo. I recently purchased the Medi-Fridge from DiabetesStore.com for our two week trip to Ireland in early July. It is small & compact & runs on 110V AC house current or 12 V DC (auto socket). It says it will maintain temps between 40 & 50 degrees. I will report back after our trip as to whether it does what it says.

I too bought a Medi-Fridge and I tested it with one of my used pens before we went on the Hawaii cruise. It didn't cool any lower than the mid 50's F, so I called the company. They sent me a different one that they said would cool better and it does. You may want to test yours before you travel with it to see if you have one that gets down to the mid 40's F or not.

Thanks so much. I will test it right away.

Hi how did the medi fridge work thanks Don

It worked fine. We just got back from two weeks traveling in Ireland. In preparation for our long flight I placed my pen in the travel bag with two frozen gel packs. I placed the travel bag in another small cooler bag with two more gel packs & a couple of frozen ice packs. It kept my pen plenty cold for 24 hours. I used the medi fridge when we got to our B & Bs & asked the proprietors to store my gel packs in their freezer until we traveled the next day. I had to use an adaptor in order to plug in the medi fridge but not the converter. I never tried to use it in the car since the air temp in Ireland was cool & my frozen packs lasted during the day. I took a pen that had only two weeks left so I wouldn't have to keep it cool on the return flight. It was a slight hastle going through security going over. I had my doctor letter & there was no problem having my pen visually checked & not scanned. They did wipe down the medi fridge checking for radioactiviy since it was above the size of most electronic devises they let through. All in all I was pleased it worked out & although inconvenient was not as much of a hassle as anticipated.

A word of warning to those adjusting to time change & medication. I did not wait 24 hours before taking my dose but adjusted to the clock which was 5 hours ahead of US time. I was very ill during our second night in Ireland - nausea, diarrhea, chills. Others had eaten the exact food I had eaten. No one else in our party got sick. I was o.k. the next morning so all I could think of was the fact I took my Forteo shot too early. I had a similar reaction last Dec. when I didn't think my shot took & ended up giving myself two shots. This may be a unique reaction but I do want to warn others. Timing of the Forteo does seem to matter.

Hi< thaNKS A MILLION FOR YOUR REPLY. VERY HELPFULL  HOW DID YOU KNOW IT DIDNT FREEZE AND WHAT TEMP OIT WAS KEPT AT. AGAIN THANK YOU

I tested the medi fridge before I left home. It seemed to keep the pen at a similar temp as my refrig. I never could find a thermometer small enough to fit in the pen slot of the mini fridge so I don't know the exact temp it operated on.

great thanks one last question, i hope, after you unplug the medi fridge any idea how long its stays cold? cheers

No I don't. The info that came with the medi fridge says 10 hours. I don't believe this is so. I never left my pen in it for long after I unplugged it. I guess this is something to check on.