# Refresh your "Go kit" **URL:** \ **Category:** Gear\ **Created:** [March 19, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/refresh-your-go-kit/9495 "2020-03-19T22:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**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:** [April 4, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/refresh-your-go-kit/9495/13 "2020-04-04T22:04:25Z")
Insulin is tough stuff. 4 years past expiration, last year at room temperature: > [@The great unrefrigerated (& expired) insulin demo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-great-unrefrigerated-expired-insulin-demo/5132): > > The long-time Unlimiteds have already seen this kind of stuff. But for newer members, I wanted to share it with a new demo. I am calling this a “demo” instead of an “experiment”, because really by now, there is no more experimenting. I know what is going to happen, I am just trying to show it. Perhaps you recall this one from last year: [car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish/1188) That was a fun thread! And it was a little bit different, it was in a hot car in the summer for 4 days. But since … Car Baked in Georgia in June: > [@"Car baked" insulin. An experiment for Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish/1188): > > 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”… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/refresh-your-go-kit/9495)._