# Keeping insulin cool when traveling: wide thermos

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-cool-when-traveling-wide-thermos/1500>\
**Category:** Tips\
**Tags:** insulin, travel\
**Created:** [July 30, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-cool-when-traveling-wide-thermos/1500 "2017-07-30T18:45:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-cool-when-traveling-wide-thermos/1500/18 "2017-08-04T22:04:40Z")

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I don’t think you have anything to worry about.

> [@"Car baked" insulin. An experiment for Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish/1188):
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> Recently several members have posted about keeping their insulin cold. [forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overnight-camping-what-to-do-with-backup-insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overnight-camping-what-to-do-with-backup-insulin)[forum.fudiabetes.org/t/perfect-refrigerator-for-insulin-storage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/perfect-refrigerator-for-insulin-storage) I think this is largely an unneeded burden on diabetics, and a lot of unnecessary overhead. Storing insulin in your fridge is fine, but it shouldn’t cause anyone any concerns. I kept insulin UNrefrigerated for months at a time when in college. And even after college I kept it in a “wallet”…

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