# Travel to Europe - how to keep insulin vials refrigerated/cool on plane/airports

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/travel-to-europe-how-to-keep-insulin-vials-refrigerated-cool-on-plane-airports/16145>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Created:** [June 23, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/travel-to-europe-how-to-keep-insulin-vials-refrigerated-cool-on-plane-airports/16145 "2026-06-23T01:13:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/travel-to-europe-how-to-keep-insulin-vials-refrigerated-cool-on-plane-airports/16145/4 "2026-06-23T15:12:45Z")

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Hi @Jess41,  
Welcome to FUD!

You don’t need to do anything to keep it cool. It works fine without refrigeration.

I never refrigerated my insulin in college, and I survived.

And I have done some experiments with it. Here is an extreme example.  
[car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/car-baked-insulin-an-experiment-for-irish/1188)  
Not suggesting anyone do this, but it was just a demonstration for people because there always seems to be a lot of concern with refrigerating insulin.

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