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A new Cochrane Review based on published and unpublished data finds that unopened insulin can last for up to 6 months and at temperatures up to 25°C (77°F).

For diabetics who lack electricity at home, a shift in how insulin is handled could be game-changing.

Paul Odongo for MSF For people living with diabetes in the developing world, a lack of electricity can hamper access to insulin.  But a project in Kenya has shown that insulin can be maintained in hot climates without refrigeration. Researchers, calling it a breakthrough, are urging the World Health Organization to amend its guidelines.  For people living with diabetes in the developing world, getting daily life-sustaining doses of insulin has gone hand in hand with access to electricity. Once a vial is op...

Can Insulin Be Stored Outside Fridge? by Pooja Shete on  March 1, 2021 at 12:29 AM A new study indicates that insulin may be more heat-stable during 28 days of use than current labeling suggests. Instructions on insulin vials or pens state that they can be stored unopened at temperatures of 2° to 8° C (35.6° to 46.4° F). However, once the seal is punctured and during 28 days of use, the label states that the insulin should be stored at temperatures of 25° to 30° C (77° to 86° F). In many parts of the developed world as well as in many resource-poor settings, tempera...

Diabetics no longer need to worry about storing insulin in cooler temperatures Wednesday February 10 2021 Diabetes is among the major non-communicable diseases (NCD) affecting people in Kenya. Figures from the most current 2019 International Diabetes Atlas report indicates that over half a million (552,400) Kenyans - aged between 20 and 79 years - suffer from the condition. Diabetes is among the major non-communicable diseases (NCD) affecting people in Kenya. Figures from the most current 2019 International Diabetes Atlas report indicates that over half a million (552,400) Kenyans - aged betw...