I have used Frios and they are a great product for keeping insulin from overheating. I highly recommend them, used as directed, for most situations. But I like to raft, on hot days, mostly in sunny conditions. So I splurged and recently bought one of these: https://casemd.com/products/cure-xl-insulated?variant=32154431127587
I have tested it out on a pretty warm day, using a MedAngel. From a 68 degree start, out all day, 78 in the sun, then opened in the evening and the temperature peaked at 72. Now, I’m hoping it floats, which is what I really need for rafting.
Wow, @Brianna1 , you now have all of the different possible responses. Some are expensive, others are simple. While chasing this subject for another board, I found this article. All of us need to read, ponder, and consider the inexpensive solution offered.
Here is my stick into the hornets nest.
The article is from a peer-reviewed professional journal. Let the hornets fly - - GRIN.
Yeah, I think it was just shy of $40. In a couple of weeks I’m going to Isle Royale National Park. It’s quite a remote place to be where there isn’t phone connectivity, almost no internet, and any medical help would need a seaplane evacuation and cross your fingers fog doesn’t ground the plane. I’ll be in small watercraft on inland lakes and Lake Superior. How many ways could diabetes go south? $40 starts looking better and better, considering.
The Frio does not work well in humid areas like Hawaii or Florida because nothing evaporates when there is 90% humidity
They work fantastically where I live in the southwest USA, because it’s usually dry here
I bought a whole bunch of them in 2006 prior to my 6 month trip in SE Asia.
I remember that they saved my trip after the insulin in my pump died in the 100+ degree Thailand heat, and they still work great fifteen years later (and counting).
I remember how wonderful that trip was, the 15 years of memories (and counting) it gave me, and how grateful I am to have had the trip saved by these Frio pouches.
What I don’t remember, at all, is how much they cost.
It’s an entirely irrelevant detail within the broader context of their usefulness to my life.
Buy them once and they’ll last you the rest of your diabetic life.
@Jay6 They are about $20-$35, depending on the size and type you get. I think it’s money well spent. I bought one based on the glowing recommendations here, and I just tested it. It works great so far!
