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I'm travelling coast to coast Florida to Oregon by car, so I have taken precautions to keep my Insulin cold. Proper cooler and ice packs. I planned to stay only at Motels each night that have proper refrigeration to refreeze the ice packs. I've done this before with no problems.
This trip has had problems. It seems now hotels you would expect a refrigerator with freezer in the room would be plentiful. Not so. Hampton Inn for one could not provide that even though I was told they could when making the res. Holiday Inn Express could not at the hotel I booked at in Wyoming. They also told me they had freezers when booking. So I'm finding if you need to deal with storing insulin and cold packs while travelling. Then your best bet is usually going to be the cheaper motel Chains. They seem to have a fridge with a freezer in your room.
Just remember once your unopened insulin is not kept refrigerated and kept cold. Then it is worthless.
Have you looked into insulin that could be used cold or not cold? Ask your doctor about that. When we travel, my husband packs his insulin at room temperature then once we're at the hotel, he puts in in the fridge.
That said, like you, we don't understand why so many hotels have stopped providing fridges with freezers. We have Marriott rewards and more than once when they've asked for feedback after a stay, I bring up the lack of freezers. Have you considered booking at Residence Inns? They all offer full size fridges with good freezers.
As a type one when we travel I keep my Tresiba Pen in a small ice chest. I don't let it come into contact with the ice as that colder temp is outside the range for storing the drug.
Hotels are not dependable. I have found many turn the fridges off to save money on electricity and it takes time for the small units to get cold.
And, unless you carry a temperature detector with you of some sort you have no idea of the temp in the hotel box.
Many of these drugs have ranges they are supposed to be stored at.
Read about yours and be safe.
I suggest you talk to your dr about getting the type of insulin pen that does not need refrigeration. Makes life alot easier.
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