Temperature monitor for insulin storage

My experience with the MedAngel temperature sensors has been uneventful until yesterday. I was online at my computer desk and my phone notified me with a beep and a text message. It warned me that my Apidra insulin was “cool” at 36 degrees F. My refrigerator is set to 39 degrees F, so this is lower than normal and only 4 degrees from freezing.

When I went to inspect my fridge, I noticed that my freezer compartment door was slightly ajar. That apparently caused my refrigerator system to try and keep the freezer compartment below freezing and also affected my refrigerator compartment temperature, too.

MedAngel earned its keep yesterday. This reminds me that I need to put “check refrigerator doors” on my checklist when I pack to travel.

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