Small cooler pack for insulin

[Lou-Ann]

Does any one know where I might obtain something like this to travel with? How do you keep insulin cool at night in a motel while traveling? Some motels on the road do not have fridges. We have a cooler that you plug into the cigarette lighter but you cannot leave it plugged in at night or you will drain your car battery. :wave:

[Talking Hands]

Does any one know where I might obtain something like this to travel with? How do you keep insulin cool at night in a motel while traveling? Some motels on the road do not have fridges. We have a cooler that you plug into the cigarette lighter but you cannot leave it plugged in at night or you will drain your car battery. :wave:
When travelling I don't use a cooler. I just pop it in my purse in a ziploc with my syringes or use my medicool bag and throw it in a bag with my crochet stuff. Medicool bags can be found at a drugstore or medical supply store. If I am on thee round and stop at a hotel I just bring it inside with me. Unless you are using one of the new insukins you should be fine without refrigerating.

[tiggger1]

what about one of those bottle bags that has the ice packs in the them? they make them small enough to hold a bottle or 2 but they keep my daughter's bottles cold overnight.

[BCV23]

Even in motels that don't have refrigerators available for insulin users, we've always been able to leave it at the front desk. All seem to have a refrigerator in the back somewhere. Just make sure that yours is clearly marked...original packaging or nice sturdy ziploc, etc. with your name.

[Ambassador]

A soft-sided cooler, a baby bottle bag, or a styrofoam cooler may work, with ice from the motel machine. Our Lantus must be kept refrigerated, and we are provided a unit as requested in advance.

[Talking Hands]

Right Lantus and Humalog need refrigeration. Also I usually keep spares refrigerated but not my NPH and regular I am currently using. Only been to one hotel that refused to provide a refrigerator and that was on Miami Beach.

[Selket]

Check out the Frio Wallet - do an internet search and you should find several places that sell it online. I've not used one but folks say they are great - do not require ice and keep things nice and cold. It activates with water.

Here is a website that sells them I think: http://www.coolerconcept.com/

This sounds great for carrying around insulin vials, pens or other meds that have to be kept cold.