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Kusunga Insulin ndi Mankhwala Osamva Kutentha Otetezedwa Popanda Firiji

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Kukhala mopanda chitetezo m'hema, kugona m'galimoto yopanda mphamvu ya m'mphepete mwa nyanja, kuzima magetsi kwa masiku ambiri, kapena kuyenda m'malo otentha kwambiri komanso m'nyengo yozizira kumapereka mankhwala amadzimadzi opulumutsa moyo ku chiwonongeko chofulumira. Mahomoni opangidwa ndi mapuloteni ojambulira ndi mankhwala achilengedwe, makamaka insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, epinephrine auto-injection (EpiPens), biologic immunosuppressants, ndi mankhwala opha ana amadzimadzi, ndi mamolekyu osalimba a mbali zitatu omwe amaimitsidwa m'madzi osabala. Madziwa akaundana molimba pa 0 digiri Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) kapena amawotchera muhema kapena mgalimoto yopitilira 30 digiri Seshasi (86 degrees Fahrenheit), unyolo wake wa mapuloteni amatseguka mosasinthika ndikuphatikizana. Kubaya insulin yocheperako kapena yowumitsidwa m'mbuyomu kumapereka ntchito yotsitsa shuga m'magazi, zomwe zimayambitsa kuwopseza moyo Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) kapena Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS).

Simufunika firiji yamagetsi yakukhitchini kapena midadada ya ayezi kuti musunge insulin ndi mankhwala oletsa kutentha kunja kwa milungu ingapo. M'malo mwake, kuyika insulin m'matumba a ayezi kapena mapaketi a gel owumitsidwa ndi chimodzi mwazinthu zomwe zimayambitsa kuzizira mwangozi komanso kuwonongeka kwa mbale. Pomvetsetsa zenera lokhazikika la kutentha kwapakati pa masiku 28 mpaka 56** la ma insulin amakono, kuyika matumba oziziritsa madzi a nthunzi (monga ma wallet a FRIO kapena zozizira za DIY dongo/nsalu zonyowa) m'nyengo yachilimwe, komanso kugwiritsa ntchito kutchingira kutentha kwa thupi ndi khungu usiku uliwonse nthawi yachisanu.

Chitani izi tsopano

  1. Yang'anani mwamsanga kuti muwone zizindikiro za Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) ngati shuga wanu wam'magazi sakhala wokwera mutabaya insulini yosungidwa panja. Ngati mukumva ludzu losatha, kukodza pafupipafupi, nseru, kusanza, kupweteka m'mimba, mpweya wonunkhira bwino, kusokonezeka maganizo, kapena kupuma mofulumira kwambiri, insulini yanu ikhoza kutayika chifukwa cha kutentha kapena kuzizira kwadzidzidzi (imbani foni:911 ku United States ndi Canada, 112 ku European Union, 999 ku United Kingdom) kapena onani zathu manambala angozi lolemba ndikupita kuchipinda chapafupi chadzidzidzi.
  2. Yang'anirani botolo lamankhwala anu amadzimadzi kapena cholembera cholembera powala kwambiri musanamwe mlingo uliwonse. Chotsani insulini (monga Humalog, Novolog, Apidra, Lantus, Levemir, Toujeo, ndi Tresiba) ndi epinephrine ayenera kuoneka 100 peresenti yowoneka bwino kwambiri, yopanda mtundu, komanso yamadzi. Ngati insulini yowoneka bwino ikuwoneka yamtambo, yanyimbo, yofiirira pang'ono, kapena yokhala ndi zotupa zoyera pagalasi, kapena ngati idaundanapo, musayibayire; kupeza cholowa m'malo mwadzidzidzi.
  3. Osayika insulin, biologics, kapena EpiPens mwachindunji pa ayezi, mabotolo a madzi owundana, kapena njerwa zozizira za buluu. Kulumikizana mwachindunji ndi paketi ya ayezi yokwana 0-degree Celsius (32-degree Fahrenheit) imaundanitsa madzi omwe ali mu katiriji yagalasi m'kati mwa mphindi zosakwana 20, kuwonongeratu 100 peresenti ya mphamvu zake kubwereranso mumadzi oyeretsera.
  4. *Gwiritsani ntchito kuzirala kwa madzi otuluka nthunzi (osati zoziziritsa ku pulasitiki) m'nyengo yachilimwe kumatentha kuposa madigiri seshasi 30 (madigiri 86 Fahrenheit). Zilowerereni chikwama choziziritsira cha polyacrylate crystal (monga thumba la FRIO) m'madzi apompopompo kwa mphindi 10, kapena kulungani thumba lanu la insulin losatsekedwa ndi madzi mkati mwa nsalu yonyowa ya thonje yopumira. madzi amakoka kutentha mu vial.
  5. Tuck insulini zolembera, EpiPens, ndi zopulumutsira zokokera chifuwa cha mphumu mkati mwa thumba lamkati molunjika ku thupi lanu lotentha nthawi yachisanu. Nthawi zonse kutentha kwa panja kapena m'hema kutsika kufika ku 2 digiri Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit) kapena kutsika, sungani mankhwala anu m'thumba la lanyard kapena thumba lamkati la ubweya pansi pa malaya anu achisanu masana ndi masana kuti musawope 3 digiri Celsius mkati mwa chipinda chanu chogona. (98.6-degree Fahrenheit) kutentha kwa thupi kumalepheretsa kuzizira.
  6. Osasiya mankhwala aliwonse m'galimoto yoyimitsidwa, tenti yotsekedwa masana, kapena thumba lakunja lachikwama moyang'anizana ndi dzuwa. Bokosi lagalimoto kapena tenti ya nayiloni yotsekedwa imafika 50 mpaka 60 digiri Celsius (122 mpaka 140 digiri Fahrenheit) mkati mwa mphindi 25 kuwala kwadzuwa, kuphika majekeseni amadzimadzi ndi mapiritsi owuma a levoxine ndi oral levoxine (such).
flowchart TD
    A["Kusunga Mankhwala Ovuta Kutentha Popanda Firiji"] --> B{"Kodi Ambient Temperature Kunja Ndi Chiyani?"}
    B -->|"Zochepa (4°C mpaka 29°C / 40°F mpaka 85°F)"| C["Zenera la Pazipinda Zotetezedwa: Khalani mumthumba Wotchingidwa ndi Shaded kunja kwa Dzuwa Lachindunji (Ndizovomerezeka Masiku 28 mpaka 56)"]
    B -->|"Nyengo Yotentha (>= 30°C / 86°F)"| D["Gwiritsani Ntchito Kuziziritsa kwa Evaporative: Zilowerereni Thumba la FRIO kapena Manga wa Thonje Wonyowa mu Mthunzi Wotsegula-Mesh Breezy"]
    B -->|"Kuzizira (<= 2°C / 36°F)"| E["Gwiritsani Ntchito Kutentha Kwa Thupi: Tengani Mthumba Wa Shirt Wamkati Potsutsana ndi Torso Usana ndi Usiku"]
    C --> F["Yang'anani Vial Pamaso Pa Mlingo Uliwonse: Iyenera Kukhala Yopanda Ma Clumps, Frost, kapena Discoloration"]
    D --> F
    E --> F
    F --> G{"Kodi Mankhwala Anaundana Olimba, Kusanduka Mitambo, Kapena Kusiya Kutsitsa Shuga Wamagazi?"}
    G -->|"Inde: Wonyengerera"| H["Osadalira Vial Yowonongeka: Pitani ku Pharmacy / FQHC / ER Kuti Musinthe Mwadzidzidzi"]
    G -->|"Ayi: Zomveka komanso Zothandiza"| I["Pitirizani Kugwiritsa Ntchito Mpaka Tsiku Lotha Ntchito Yazipinda Zaopanga (Masiku 28 mpaka 56)"]

Malire okhazikika a kutentha kwa chipinda kwa ma insulin wamba ndi jakisoni

Lingaliro lolakwika lofala pakati pa odwala ndi ogwira ntchito m'malo ogona ndikuti cholembera cha insulin kapena vial chimawonongeka mkati mwa maola ochepa ngati sichikusungidwa mufiriji pa kutentha kwa 2 mpaka 8 digiri Celsius (36 mpaka 46 degrees Fahrenheit). M'malo mwake, firiji imangofunika kusunga katundu wosatsegulidwa mpaka tsiku lake losindikizidwa lazaka zambiri. Botolo kapena cholembera chikagwiritsidwa ntchito (kapena kusungidwa ngati chopereka chanu popanda furiji), kuvomereza kwamankhwala owongolera kuchokera ku U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), ndi World Health Organization (WHO) amatsimikizira kuti pafupifupi ma insulini onse amakono amakhalabe amphamvu pa 100 peresenti pa kutentha kwa chipinda mpaka 25 mpaka 30 digiri Celsius (77 mpaka 86 madigiri Fahrenheit) kwa **28 kwa masiku 56 **.

Mankhwala / Dzina la insulin Mtundu / Kalasi Max Safe Room Temp Masiku Ovomerezeka Okhazikika Opanda Firiji Mawonekedwe Owoneka Akakhala Athanzi vs
Humalog / Admelog (Insulin Lispro) & Novolog / Fiasp (Insulin Aspart) Insulin yogwira ntchito mwachangu 30°C (86°F) Masiku 28 (Mbale ndi zolembera) Zathanzi: Madzi osawoneka bwino komanso opanda mtundu. Zowonongeka: Magalasi amtambo, amdima, azingwe, kapena galasi lozizira
Lantus / Basaglar / Semglee (Insulin Glargin U-100) Insulin yogwira ntchito kwa nthawi yayitali 30°C (86°F) Masiku 28 (Mbale ndi zolembera) Zathanzi: Madzi osawoneka bwino komanso opanda mtundu. Zowonongeka: Kupanda mitambo, tinthu tating'ono toyandama, kapena ma depositi ochuluka
Toujeo (insulin glargine U-300)* Insulin yokhazikika ya basal insulin yayitali 30°C (86°F) Masiku 56 (masabata 8) a zolembera Wathanzi: Madzi oyera. Zowonongeka: Dothi lamtambo kapena lowala
Tresiba (Insulin Degludec) Insulin ya basal yokhala ndi nthawi yayitali 30°C (86°F) Masiku 56 (masabata 8) a mbale ndi zolembera Wathanzi: ** Madzi-oyera ** .Kukhala ndi nthawi yayitali m'chipinda chokhala ndi basal insulin; abwino kwa odwala osatetezedwa
Levemir (insulin detemir) Insulin yogwira ntchito kwa nthawi yayitali 30°C (86°F) Masiku 42 (masabata 6) Wathanzi: Madzi oyera. Paphata pa Chichewa 239 Kuphwanyidwa: Kwamitambo kapena kugwa
** Wokhazikika R (Humulin R / Novolin R) ** Insulin yamunthu yanthawi yayitali 25°C mpaka 30°C (77°F mpaka 86°F) masiku 28 mpaka 42 (chongani choyikapo: Humulin R vial ndi masiku 31; Botolo la Novolin R ndi masiku 42) Wathanzi: Madzi oyera. Ikupezeka ku Walmart (ReliOn) ku US popanda chilolezo m'maboma ambiri
NPH (Humulin N / Novolin N) & 70/30 Premix Kuyimitsidwa kwapakatikati kwa insulin 25°C mpaka 30°C (77°F mpaka 86°F) Masiku 14 (zolembera) mpaka masiku 31 mpaka 42 (Mbale) Zathanzi: Kuyimitsidwa koyera kwa mitambo komwe kusakanikirana mofanana mkaka wosalala kukakulungidwa bwino pakati pa kanjedza. Zowonongeka: Ziphuphu, chisanu choyera chomamatira ku khoma lagalasi, kapena madzi oyera omwe amakana kusakaniza
Ozempic (Semaglutide) / Victoza (Liraglutide) / Trulicity (Dulaglutide) GLP-1 receptor agonists (mtundu wa 2 shuga) 30°C (86°F) **Ozempic: masiku 56 **; Victoza: masiku 30; Chowonadi: masiku 14 Zathanzi: Madzi osawoneka bwino komanso opanda mtundu. Paphata pa Chichewa 299 Kugwa: Kwamitambo kapena kwagwa mvula
Humira (Adalimumab) / Enbrel (Etanercept) jakisoni wa Autoimmune biologic 25°C (77°F) Masiku 14 (ayenera kugwiritsidwa ntchito mkati mwa masiku 14 atachotsedwa mu furiji) Zathanzi: Zoyera mpaka pang'ono zamadzimadzi. Zophwanyika: Zasintha mtundu kapena mitambo
EpiPen / Auvi-Q (Epinephrine Auto-Injector) Emergency anaphylaxis auto-injector 20°C mpaka 25°C (68°F mpaka 77°F) (maulendo 15°C mpaka 30°C) Kufikira tsiku losindikizidwa lotha ntchito ngati likusungidwa m'chipinda chozizira (**OSATI mufiriji kapena kuzizira **) Zathanzi: Zenera lowonera likuwoneka ** lowoneka bwino komanso lopanda mtundu **. Zowonongeka: ** zapinki, zofiirira, kapena zamtundu wa tiyi ** zamadzimadzi kapena zimagwa

Posachedwapa a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Madokotala Opanda Malire) ndi Cochrane anapeza pa kusinthasintha kwa kutentha kwa madera otentha

Mayesero okhazikika achipatala ochitidwa ndi Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ndi University of Geneva m’misasa ya anthu othawa kwawo otentha (komwe kutentha kwa mthunzi wa masana kunkayenda tsiku lililonse pakati pa 25 degrees Celsius / 77 degrees Fahrenheit usiku ndi 37 degrees Celsius / 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit *3ach data2020202020202), Mbale zosatsegulidwa komanso zogwiritsidwa ntchito za insulini wamba wa anthu ndi analogi zimasungabe pharmacopeia potency kwa ** milungu inayi (masiku 28) zikasungidwa kunja kwa dzuwa mu dongo losavuta lotulutsa nthunzi kapena zoziziritsa kukhosi zonyowa. Ngakhale kuti nthawi zonse mumayenera kukhala ndi cholinga choti insulini ikhale pansi pa 30 digiri Celsius (madigiri 86 Fahrenheit), musataye mbale yanu yokhayo ya insulin yomveka bwino chifukwa kutentha kwa mpweya kunafika madigiri 33 Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) masana; yang'anani kuti imveke bwino ndikuyang'anitsitsa shuga wanu wam'magazi.


Kupulumuka kwanyengo yachilimwe: kuziziritsa kwamadzi kopanda magetsi kapena ayezi

Kutentha kwakunja kukakwera kupitirira 30 mpaka 40 digiri Celsius (86 mpaka 104 madigiri Fahrenheit)* m'nyengo yachilimwe kumatentha, kusunga insulini m'chithovu chozizira chotsekedwa kapena thermos popanda gwero loziziritsa m'kupita kwanthawi chimatsekereza kutentha kwa masana mkati. Mosiyana ndi zimenezi, kuponya insulini m'kapu yosungiramo malo osungiramo madzi oundana kapena kumangirira ku paketi ya gel owuma kumaundana mahomoni ndikuwononga.

Njira yothetsera golide yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi ogwira ntchito m'chipululu, zipatala zachipatala zam'misewu, ndi mabungwe othandizira anthu padziko lonse lapansi ndi **kuzizira kozizira **. Madzi amadzimadzi akamasanduka nthunzi kupita ku mpweya wosuntha, gawolo limasintha kuchoka kumadzi kupita ku nthunzi kumatenga mphamvu ya kutentha (kutentha kobisika kwa vaporization), kuziziritsa thumba lamkati 8 mpaka 14 digiri Celsius (15 mpaka 25 digiri Fahrenheit) pansi pa mthunzi wozungulira kutentha osagwera pafupi ndi malo oundana.

Njira 1: Zikwama zamalonda zotulutsa madzi zamalonda (zikwama zozizira za FRIO)

Ngati muli ndi mwayi wopita ku chipatala cha matenda a shuga, Health Care for the Homeless pharmacy, kapena madola 20 mpaka 30, pemphani chikwama chozizira cha polyacrylate crystal evaporative chokhala ndi madzi** (chomwe chimadziwika kuti FRIO insulin cooling wallet):

  1. Mmene zimagwirira ntchito: M'thumba la thonje lamkati lili ndi makristalo owuma a polyacrylate opanda poizoni. Mukamiza thumba lamkati m'madzi ozizira ozizira kapena otentha m'chipinda chilichonse kuchokera m'bafa lakuya kapena kasupe wakumwa kwa ** 8 mpaka 12 mphindi **, makhiristo amamwe madzi ndikutupa mu gel oziziritsa.
  2. Mmene mungaigwiritsire ntchito: Tsekani thumba lamkati lonyowa ndi chopukutira kuti lisadonthe, lowetsani zolembera kapena mbale za insulin (m'kati mwa manja awo opyapyala osalowa madzi) m'thumba, ndikulowetsamo kachikwama kamkati mkati mwa chivundikiro chake chakunja.
  3. Lamulo lofunika kwambiri la kayendedwe ka mpweya (Osasindikiza kathumba kamene kamatuluka nthunzi mkati mwa thumba la pulasitiki kapena chikwama chopanda mpweya): Kuziziritsa kwa mpweya kumagwira ntchito kokha ngati nthunzi wamadzi utuluka mumlengalenga. Mukayika thumba la FRIO lonyowa mkati mwa thumba la Ziplock losindikizidwa kapena kulikwirira pansi pa zovala zolemera pansi pa chikwama chosalowa madzi, mpweya umasiya kwathunthu ndipo thumbalo limasanduka chofungatira chofunda, chonyowa. Dulani kathumba kopumirako ku mbali ya mthunzi wakunja kwa chikwama chanu kapena muchipachike mumthunzi wamphepo mkati mwa malo obisalamo, ndikuviviikanso m'madzi apampopi kwa mphindi 5 maola 45 aliwonse (masiku awiri).

Njira 2: DIY yotsika mtengo "Wet-Sock / Washcloth Evaporative Cooler"

Ngati mulibe chitetezo usikuuno panthawi yanyengo yotentha ndipo mulibe kathumba koziziritsira malonda, mutha kupanga chozizirira bwino chomwe chimatulutsa mpweya m'mphindi ziwiri pogwiritsa ntchito zinthu zatsiku ndi tsiku:

  1. Sindikirani insulini kapena mankhwala anu m'kachikwama kakang'ono ka Ziplock kopanda madzi kokwanira 100 peresenti (Finyani mpweya ndi kuupaka kawiri kuti chinyezi chitha kuwononga zolemba zamapepala kapena zolembera zamagetsi).
  2. Mangani nsalu yochapira ya thonje yoyera, soki ya thonje yochindikala, kapena bandana mozungulira thumba la pulasitiki lotsekedwa ndipo zilowerereni thonje bwinobwino m'madzi ozizira kuchokera ku kasupe wakumwa kapena pompopi.
  3. Ikani mtolo wokutidwa ndi madzi mkati mwa thumba la mesh (monga chikwama chochapira mauna, thumba la anyezi, kapena thumba lachinsalu) ndikulipachika mu mthunzi wamphumphu momwe mphepo imatha kuwomba (mwachitsanzo, kupachikidwa pansi pa benchi ya paki, yomangirira pamtengo, yomangirira pansi pamtengo, yomangirira pansi pamtengo, yomangirira pansi pamtengo. tarp yowunikira).
  4. nyowetsaninso nsalu ya thonje pakatha maola 3 mpaka 4 pakatentha kwambiri masana kuti ikhale yonyowa mukakhudza.

Njira 3: The off-grid "Zeer Pot" (Pot-in-Pot clay cooler) pamisasa yoyima

Ngati mumakhala m'nyumba yosanja ya gridi, nyumba yakumidzi, kapena msasa wautali nthawi yotentha, yotentha, pangani kanyumba kozizira kozizira ka Zeer Pot:

  • Ikani kapoto kakang'ono kakang'ono ka dongo kakang'ono ka dongo kosanyezimira (kokhala ndi dzenje lotayira pansi lomangidwa ndi sera, tepi, kapena nsonga) mkati mwa mphika wawukulu wosawala wa terracotta.
  • Lembani kusiyana kwa ** 2.5-centimita (1-inch) ** pakati pa miphika iwiri yadothi ndi **mchenga wonyowa **, tsanulirani madzi ozizira mumchenga mpaka atakhuta, ikani mankhwala anu (mkati mwa pulasitiki wotsekedwa kapena thumba) mkati mwa mphika wouma wamkati wadongo, ndikuphimba pamwamba ndi ** thaulo la thonje lonyowa **. Pamene madzi amalowa m’khoma ladongo lakunja ladothi ndi kusanduka nthunzi m’kamphepo, chipinda chamkati chimakhala chozizira tsiku lonse malinga ngati muthira madzi mumchenga kawiri tsiku lililonse.

Njira 4: Momwe mungagwiritsire ntchito ayezi kapena mabotolo amadzi owunda mosamala (Thermal Buffer Rule)

Ngati mukukhala m'galimoto kapena m'malo otentha komwe chinyezi chachikulu chimachepetsa kutuluka kwa nthunzi ndipo mumagwiritsa ntchito choziziritsa nkhomaliro chokhala ndi ** ayezi wochokera ku kasupe wa chakudya chofulumira kapena botolo la madzi owundana **, muyenera kupanga Thermal Buffer Barrier kuti insulin isawume:

flowchart TD
    A["Kugwiritsa Ntchito Ice kapena Frozen Gel Pack mu Insulated Cooler"] --> B["MUSALOLE Kuti Mankhwala Akhudze Ice kapena Madzi a Ice Mwachindunji"]
    B --> C["Gawo 1: Ikani ayezi mu Thumba Losatayikira Losindikizidwa Pansi pa Chozizira"]
    C --> D["Layer 2: Insert Thick Thermal Buffer (Folded Hand Towel or 2.5 cm / 1 inch Cardboard/Foam)"]
    D --> E["Layer 3: Place Medication Inside Waterproof Hard Plastic Container on Top of Towel"]
    E --> F["Keep Thermometer or Test Finger Check Inside Container (Target 4°C to 15°C / 40°F to 59°F)"]
  • Manga thumba la ayezi kapena botolo lachisanu mkati mwa ** chopukutira chamanja chowuma **, ikani chidutswa cha ** makatoni a malata ** pamwamba pa chopukutira, ndipo ikani insulini yanu mkati ** chidebe cholimba cha chakudya cha pulasitiki (monga bokosi la Tupperware) wokutidwa ndi sock youma ** kumbali ina ya chozizira. Mpweya womwe uli mkati mwa chidebe cholimba cha pulasitiki umatchingira vial yagalasi kotero kuti umazizira pang'ono kufika ku 8 mpaka 15 digiri Celsius (46 mpaka 59 madigiri Fahrenheit) osakhudza konse madzi oundana a digirii 0.

Kupulumuka kwanyengo yachisanu-zero: kupewa kuzizira kwa insulin, inhalers, ndi EpiPens

Freezing is far more rapidly destructive to liquid medications than moderate summer heat. While an insulin vial exposed to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) loses only a few percent of its potency over several days, an insulin vial or pen that freezes solid at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for even 30 minutes is 100 percent destroyed immediately.

Why frozen insulin and chilled inhalers fail in winter

  • Protein denaturation in insulin and biologics: When ice crystals form inside an insulin vial or pen cartridge, the expanding ice shear-stresses and breaks the delicate hexamer protein bonds. Even when you warm the frozen pen back up in your hands and the liquid looks clear again, the hormone molecules are broken and inactive. Freezing also expands the liquid volume by 9 percent, which creates invisible microscopic cracks in glass pen cartridges and ruins the precision dosing plunger inside disposable pens.
  • Vapor pressure drop in pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs): Rescue asthma and COPD inhalers (such as albuterol / salbutamol HFA inhalers) rely on hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) liquid propellant boiling into a gas inside the metal canister to atomize the medicine into a fine mist. When an inhaler is left in a freezing tent or backpack below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), the propellant vapor pressure plummets; pressing the canister delivers a weak, wet squirt that hits the back of your tongue instead of reaching your bronchial airways.

The "Against-the-Skin" protocol for freezing weather

Whenever outdoor temperatures drop below 4 degrees Celsius (40 degrees Fahrenheit) (see our guide on kupulumuka kopanda nyumba komanso kuyesa kwanyengo kwanthawi yayitali), your own body is a reliable, thermostat-controlled 37-degree Celsius (98.6-degree Fahrenheit) heater that will keep your medications at a safe 20 to 28 degrees Celsius (68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit) 24 hours a day:

  1. Never store insulin, EpiPens, or inhalers in a backpack, coat outer pocket, or tent floor: An outer parka pocket or backpack compartment sitting against the wind drops below freezing within 30 minutes.
  2. Wear a dedicated inner lanyard pouch or shirt pocket under your insulation layers: Put your active insulin pen/vial, your blood glucose meter and test strips, your EpiPen, and your albuterol inhaler inside a small zippered pouch hung on a lanyard around your neck underneath your fleece and winter jacket, resting over your base-layer t-shirt (so it does not sit directly against sweaty bare skin above 32 degrees Celsius, but stays buffered inside your warm clothing micro-climate at roughly 22 to 26 degrees Celsius / 72 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit).
  3. Keep the pouch inside your sleeping bag all night: Before zipping into your sleeping bag at night, verify that your medication lanyard pouch is inside the sleeping bag with you near your chest or waist, and never set it down on the tent floor beside your pad.
  4. Warm a cold asthma inhaler in your hands or armpit for 60 seconds before puffing: If your albuterol inhaler accidentally gets chilled in the cold, tuck the metal canister into your bare armpit or roll it vigorously between your warm palms for 1 full minute before shaking and inhaling.

Protecting blood glucose meters, test strips, CGMs, and dry oral pills

Diabetic survival outdoors depends not only on your insulin, but also on your blood glucose monitor (glucometer), enzyme test strips, and critical oral tablets.

Supply Item Cold / Heat Vulnerability How It Fails in Extreme Weather Field Protection Strategy
Blood Glucose Meter & Test Strips Operating range is typically 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); strips ruined by humidity Below 10°C (50°F), the meter flashes a Thermometer Error Icon and refuses to read, or gives falsely low readings; open strip vials absorb moisture and fail Keep meter and test strip vial inside your inner coat pocket with your insulin; close the test strip flip-top cap the exact second you pull a strip out
Continuous Glucose Monitors (Dexcom / FreeStyle Libre) Sensor filament sits in subcutaneous fat; adhesive fails in sweat; cold skin constricts blood flow Lying directly on a sensor in a cold sleeping bag ("compression low") or severe skin vasoconstriction causes false LOW alarms Apply an over-patch bandage (such as Tegaderm) over the sensor so damp clothes do not peel it off; always verify unexpected LOW or HIGH CGM alerts with a fingerstick before dosing
Sublingual Nitroglycerin Tablets (for Chest Pain / Angina) Extremely volatile chemical that evaporates in heat, light, and plastic If transferred into a plastic pill organizer or left in a hot pocket, nitroglycerin gas evaporates out of the pills in days, leaving useless chalk Keep nitroglycerin ONLY in its original dark brown glass bottle with the metal cap screwed on tightly; do not put cotton balls or other pills inside the bottle
Levothyroxine (Synthroid), Birth Control, & Seizure Pills Sensitive to heat above 30°C (86°F) and high bathroom/tent humidity Chinyezi ndi kutentha kumapangitsa mapiritsi kusweka, kumamatirana, kapena kutaya mphamvu ya chithokomiro/mahomoni Sungani mabotolo oyambirira a mankhwala mkati mwa **chikwama chosindikizidwa cha Ziplock chamufiriji ** pamodzi ndi mapaketi awiri a **chakudya cha silica gel desiccant ** (osungidwa ku jerky, mabotolo a vitamini, kapena mabokosi a nsapato) kuti amwe chinyezi.
Ma antibayotiki amadzimadzi opangidwanso (monga Amoxicillin wa pinki wamadzimadzi) Zoyimitsidwa zambiri zamadzimadzi zimafuna firiji (2°C mpaka 8°C) ndipo zimatha pakadutsa masiku 10 mpaka 14. Amasiya mwana yemwe ali ndi matenda a khutu osachiritsidwa kapena chibayo ngati madzi akuwawa m'galimoto kapena m'hema. Uzani adokotala/wamankhwala kuti mulibe firiji Asanasanganize ufa: funsani mapiritsi otafuna, mapiritsi omwazika, makapisozi ophwanyidwa (wothira mu spoonful of applesauce), kapena madzimadzi ozizira azithromycin / cefdinir

Momwe mungatengere insulin yosinthira mwadzidzidzi ndikufunsa "Regimen Yosintha Matenda a shuga"

Ngati chikwama chanu chabedwa posesa msasa, mbale zanu za insulin zimasweka panjira, kapena insulini yanu imaundana m'nyengo yachisanu, kupita maola oposa 12 mpaka 24 popanda basal insulin (makamaka mtundu woyamba wa shuga) kungayambitse matenda a ketoacidosis.

1. Njira zosinthira mwadzidzidzi insulin

  • Pitani ku Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) kapena Health Care for the Homeless Clinic: Ku United States, zipatala zothandizidwa ndi HRSA zimatenga nawo gawo mu federal 340B Drug Pricing Program ndikusunga ma dispensary omwe amapereka kwaulere kapena 2-dollar kupita ku 5-dollar m'malo mwa insulin zolembera, ma syringe, ndi odwala osowa glucometer.
  • Malamulo Opondereza Ogulitsa Zadzidzidzi ("Lamulo la Kevin"): Kupitilira maiko 25 aku U.S., zigawo zonse zaku Canada, UK (NHS 111 Emergency Repeat Prescription Service), ndi Australia akhazikitsa Malamulo a Emergency Insulin Refill kulola dokotala wamankhwala kuti apereke insulin yadzidzidzi kwa masiku atatu.
  • Over-the-Counter Human Insulin (ReliOn / Humulin R & N) ndi Thandizo la Odwala Opanga: Ku United States (m'maboma onse kupatula ku Indiana), munthu wamba Wanthawi zonse (R) ndi NPH (N) Mbale za insulin zimagulitsidwa kugula popanda kulembedwa ku Walmart ma pharmacies pafupifupi 5 dollars. *(Chenjezo: Osasintha kuchoka ku zolembera zamakono zofulumira / zoyambira monga Humalog/Lantus kupita ku insulin yamunthu Regular/NPH popanda kufunsa dokotala kapena dokotala wakuchipatala kuti akupatseni malangizo enieni a dosing, monga Nthawi zonse ndi NPH pachimake pamaola osiyanasiyana ndipo amakhala ndi chiopsezo chachikulu cha hypoglycemia usiku.) Mapulogalamu a voucher ** kudzera GetInsulin.org ndi InsulinAffordability.com.
  • Madipatimenti Odzidzimutsa Achichipatala omwe ali pansi pa EMTALA: Ngati ndi pakati pausiku Lamlungu, insulini yanu yatha, ndipo shuga wanu wam'magazi akukwera kupitirira 14 mpaka 16.7 mmol/L (250 mpaka 300 mg/dL) ndi nseru kapena ludzu, yendani kuchipatala chapafupi ndi Dipatimenti Yadzidzidzi. Pansi pa EMTALA, a ER adzayang'ana ma ketoni amagazi anu, kukupatsani insulin yocheperako kapena ya IV kuti mukhazikitse shuga wamagazi anu, ndikupangitsa kuti wogwira ntchitoyo akonze cholembera chosinthira mwadzidzidzi musananyamuke (onani kalozera wathu kuletsa kutaya m'chipatala mumsewu).

2. Funsani dokotala wanu za "Street-Adapted Diabetes Regimen"

Kuwongolera matenda a shuga pamene simukudziwa kuti chakudya chanu chotsatira chidzakhala liti kapena kuti chakudya chanu chotsatira chidzakhala chiyani kumafuna njira yotetezeka yachipatala kusiyana ndi mlingo wokhazikika wachipatala:

  1. Ikani Patsogolo Zolembera za Insulin Zotayidwa Patsogolo Pa Mbale Zagalasi ndi Masyringe: Mbale zagalasi zimaphwanyika mosavuta zikagwetsedwa pa konkire, ndipo kujambula insulini m'majakisoni a singano zazitali pa benchi ya paki kumakopa kusalidwa kwa apolisi kapena pobisala ndipo kumakhala kovuta mumdima. Zolembera zotayidwa (zokhala ndi ma dials omveka bwino ndi masingano ang'onoang'ono a 4-millimeter) ndi olimba, anzeru, amatha kulowetsedwa mumsasa wamdima, ndipo amakhala ndi moyo masiku 28 mpaka 56 pa kutentha kokwanira.
  2. ** Funsani kwa Ultra-Long-Acting Basal Insulin (Tresiba / Toujeo) ndi "Chakudya Chofananira" Mlingo Wachangu:**
    • Tresiba (insulin degludec) imakhala masiku 56 (masabata 8) kutentha kwapakati mpaka madigiri 30 Celsius (86 madigiri Fahrenheit) ndipo imakhala ndi zenera losinthika la maola 42, kutanthauza kuti ngati chipwirikiti cha pogona chikupangitsani kuti mulowetse mlingo wanu wa tsiku ndi tsiku wa basal mochedwa maola 6, shuga wanu wam'magazi amakhala okhazikika.
    • Pewani ma insulin osakanizidwa (monga 70/30) ngati zakudya zanu sizikudziwikiratu: Mukabaya 70/30 premixed insulin kapena NPH m'mawa ndipo khitchini ya supu itsekedwa masana, kuchuluka kwa insulini kumakugwetserani mu chikomokere chachikulu cha hypoglycemic m'mimba yopanda kanthu. M'malo mwake, funsani kuchipatala chanu cholembera chosiyana cha nthawi yayitali (chosinthidwa mosamala pang'ono kuti musatsike pamene mukusala kudya) chophatikizidwa ndi cholembera chanthawi yachakudya chochita mwachangu chomwe **kubaya POKHA pamene mbale ya chakudya ikukhala kutsogolo kwanu **.
  3. Nyamulani Glucagon (Baqsimi) wa M'mphuno (Baqsimi) ndi Ma Tabu a Glucose Osalowa Madzi Polimbana ndi Hypoglycemia: Shuga wochepa wamagazi (hypoglycemia pansi pa 3.9 mmol/L kapena 70 mg/dL) amapha mwachangu kwambiri kuposa shuga wambiri. Nthawi zonse sungani chubu chakumwa chosamwa madzi mapiritsi a shuga, 2 kapena 3 zojambula zazing'ono uchi kapena mapaketi a shuga mkati mwathumba lanu lamkati, ndipo funsani dokotala kuti akupatseni Baqsimi (ufa wouma wa m'mphuno wa glucagon), womwe umafunikira ziro firiji, kusakaniza singano ziro, ndipo mutha kupopera shuga pang'ono kuchokera m'magazi anu.

Chitani maphunziro a chipatala cha anthu ammudzi komanso ozindikira matenda a shuga

Kudziwa kusiyana pakati pa shuga wotsika m'magazi (hypoglycemia, yomwe imafunikira shuga mwachangu) ndi shuga wambiri / ketoacidosis kumapulumutsa miyoyo. Ganizirani kuchita maphunziro a First Aid kuchokera ku Red Cross, St John Ambulance, kapena kuchipatala chapafupi.


Mafunso omwe amafunsidwa pafupipafupi

Kodi ndingadziwe bwanji ngati insulin yanga yawonongeka chifukwa cha kutentha kapena kuzizira?

Choyamba, yang'anani mowoneka masana owala: ma insulin onse omwe amagwira ntchito mwachangu (Humalog, Novolog, Apidra) ndi ma insulin onse anthawi yayitali (Lantus, Basaglar, Semglee, Levemir, Toujeo, Tresiba) ayenera kukhala 100 peresenti yopanda madzi komanso opanda utoto; ngati muwona mtambo, ulusi, ulusi wa zingwe, timadontho toyandama, kapena makhiristo omatira pagalasi, amawonongeka. Kwa mitambo ya NPH kapena 70/30 insulin, pindani vial pang'onopang'ono pakati pa manja anu maulendo 20 (osagwedeza mwamphamvu): iyenera kukhala yamadzimadzi, yosalala yamkaka; ngati zonyezimira zoyera zimamatira pansi kapena makoma agalasi, kapena madziwo amalekanitsa mwachangu ndi mphete zowuma pagalasi, zimawonongeka. Chachiwiri, khulupirirani mita ya shuga m'magazi anu: chifukwa kutentha pang'ono kumatha kuchepetsa potency ya insulini osasintha madzi owoneka bwino, ngati shuga wanu wam'magazi sapitilira 16.7 mmol / L (300 mg/dL) mutatha kuwongolera kawiri mu vial yomwe idatentha kwambiri kapena kuzizira, lingalirani kuti insulini yataya mphamvu ndikubwezeretsani vial nthawi yomweyo.

Kodi ndingapemphe malo opanda pokhala kuti asunge mabokosi anga a insulin osatsegulidwa mufiriji yawo ya antchito?

Inde, ndipo pansi pa malamulo a federal olumala ogona, kuphatikizapo Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ndi Fair Housing Act ku United States, Equality Act 2010 ku United Kingdom, ndi Canadian Human Rights Act, matenda a shuga ndi chilema chotetezedwa. Ngakhale nyumba yosungiramo anthu ili ndi lamulo loletsa kusunga chakudya cha anthu kapena zinthu zawo, kupereka malo mufiriji muofesi ya ogwira ntchito kapena firiji yazachipatala kwa mabokosi a insulin omwe sanatsegulidwe (ndi kulola wokhalamo kusunga cholembera, singano zolembera, ndi mapaketi a shuga wadzidzidzi pamunthu wawo usiku wonse) ndikofunikira Kusintha Koyenera / Zomveka. Lembani bokosi lanu losatsegulidwa momveka bwino ndi dzina lanu ndi tsiku lanu mkati mwachikwama cha Ziplock chosindikizidwa, ndipo sungani cholembera chanu chomwe chilipo m'thumba lanu.

Kodi ndingatani ndi singano ndi zolembera za insulin zomwe zagwiritsidwa kale ntchito ndikakhala m'galimoto kapena m'hema wopanda bin yakuthwa?

Never throw loose used needles or lancets into a public trash can or leave them loose in a backpack where they can cause an accidental needlestick injury. You can make an FDA-compliant, puncture-proof portable sharps container for free using any empty, heavy-duty rigid plastic bottle with a screw-top lid, such as a thick plastic laundry detergent bottle, a small bleach bottle, or a rigid peanut butter jar (never use thin crinkly water bottles or glass jars). Write "SHARPS - DO NOT RECYCLE" on the bottle with a marker, keep the cap screwed on tightly inside your bag, and swap it for a free new sharps bin at any pharmacy, needle exchange / syringe services program, or Health Care for the Homeless clinic.

Is it safe to reuse an insulin syringe or pen needle a few times if I am running out of supplies?

While manufacturers label pen needles and syringes as single-use to guarantee sterility and needle sharpness, street medicine clinicians practice pragmatic harm reduction when an unhoused patient is down to their last two pen needles before a clinic opens on Monday: never share a needle or insulin pen with another person under any circumstances (as microscopic blood backflow inside a pen cartridge transmits Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV even if you change the needle tip); keep the outer plastic protective cap on your own needle between injections; never wipe a needle tip with alcohol (which strips the microscopic silicone coating and makes the tip barb and tear skin); and replace the needle immediately if it bends, touches anything other than your clean skin, or causes redness at the injection site.


Magwero afufuzidwa

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, United States): Information Regarding Insulin Storage and Switching Between Products in an Emergency (Room-Temperature Stability Windows for Lispro, Aspart, Glargine, Detemir, Degludec, and Human Insulins).
  • World Health Organization (WHO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Doctors Without Borders, International): PLOS ONE Study on Thermostability of Human and Analogue Insulins Under Oscillating Tropical Temperatures and Clay/Evaporative Cooling Protocols.
  • Laibulale ya Cochrane (Yapadziko Lonse): *2023 Kubwereza Mwadongosolo kwa Cochrane: Kukhazikika Kwamafuta ndi Kusungirako kwa Insulin Yaumunthu Kwa Anthu Odwala Matenda a Shuga mu Zosintha Zochepa ndi Zopanda Grid *.
  • National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) ndi Migrants Clinicians Network (United States): Kusintha Malangizo Othandizira Matenda a Shuga Pakati pa Odwala Osatetezedwa: Basal-Bolus Simplification, Medication Storage, ndi Hypoglycemia Harm Reduction.
  • American Diabetes Association (ADA, United States): Standards of Care in Diabetes: Insulin Administration, Storage Safety, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Emergency Triage.

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