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Secret Jabbers.....Mini refrigerated container?

33 replies

moderateme · 10/06/2026 09:06

Does anyone keep their pens in a small refrigerated container rather than in the fridge? I don't want to spend loads as I am basically now at GW and up until now I have been jabbing immediately and just keeping the pen in my bag. I now want to stretch my doses for a short maintenance phase so need to keep it in the fridge. I would need to be able to plug it in because the pen would be in it full time. Anyone have anything they use?

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Trumptontown · 10/06/2026 09:23

Look up insulin travel cases and medical coolers

EDIT: sorry, I didn’t read your post properly - ignore me. 😀

moderateme · 10/06/2026 09:55

Trumptontown · 10/06/2026 09:23

Look up insulin travel cases and medical coolers

EDIT: sorry, I didn’t read your post properly - ignore me. 😀

Edited

no worries 😂these are what i have been looking at so far. There are loads of good looking options but not quite what I am after 😊

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SacrutiMonkey · 10/06/2026 09:57

You know you don't need to keep it in the fridge if you use within 4 weeks? Obviously not helpful if you like to have pens in hand or spread your doses out more.

chirrupybird · 10/06/2026 10:01

A small insulated box and a few small ice packs, rotate from freezer to box as often as necessary, or just ice cubes in a sealed bag.

moderateme · 10/06/2026 10:04

SacrutiMonkey · 10/06/2026 09:57

You know you don't need to keep it in the fridge if you use within 4 weeks? Obviously not helpful if you like to have pens in hand or spread your doses out more.

Yeah - it's so I can spread doses. Up until now, I have just been using it immediately when it turns up.

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moderateme · 10/06/2026 10:05

chirrupybird · 10/06/2026 10:01

A small insulated box and a few small ice packs, rotate from freezer to box as often as necessary, or just ice cubes in a sealed bag.

Yeah - I think this is the fall back plan!

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Belindabelle · 10/06/2026 11:15

Not what you have asked for but I keep my pens in the fridge inside a tomato purée box. Actually at the moment it’s the Epicure garlic purée.
The tomato/garlic purée tube sits in a container in the fridge with other sauces so nobody looks in the box.

Floofle · 10/06/2026 11:41

Yeah I keep mine in the fridge behind all the jars in an opaque bag

ThirdStorm · 10/06/2026 11:43

My pen is in the fridge, in a tuperware container wrapped in tin foil. It looks like leftovers. It has not been spotted yet!

moderateme · 10/06/2026 11:59

Hmm - maybe I should just chance it in the fridge 🤔

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lemmein · 10/06/2026 12:02

I used to put mine in the veggie drawer - nobody looks in there!

HappyWineDay · 10/06/2026 12:20

I took the empty plastic bag out of a box of wine, put my pens in a tupperware box and put the tupperware inside the wine box, then put it in the fridge.
I particularly like @Belindabelle 's idea for a single pen though!

moderateme · 10/06/2026 13:08

HappyWineDay · 10/06/2026 12:20

I took the empty plastic bag out of a box of wine, put my pens in a tupperware box and put the tupperware inside the wine box, then put it in the fridge.
I particularly like @Belindabelle 's idea for a single pen though!

👏

This is ingenious 😂

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moderateme · 10/06/2026 13:10

My OH does cook (even vegetables!) and is also partial to a fridge clean out. However, he doesn't venture into cooking with tomato or garlic puree so I think @Belindabelle might have struck upon a great idea!

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MimiGC · 10/06/2026 14:14

Why are you keeping it a secret from your OH?

Ineedanewsofa · 10/06/2026 14:20

Mine is in opaque tupperware behind two full boxes of tonic (no one drinks it!) on the top shelf. Our fridge is never that full so no one would move the tonic to make space.
I’m not a secret jabber but I’d rather DC don’t know, I told DH at the start in case of severe side effects

MrsMiagi · 10/06/2026 14:38

I have a skincare fridge, could you get one of those? Im not a secret jabber though, I don't hide things from my DH but I dont want my children to know and they wouldn't bother looking in my skincare fridge.

moderateme · 10/06/2026 14:47

MimiGC · 10/06/2026 14:14

Why are you keeping it a secret from your OH?

Because I’m mainly taking it to drink less and I haven’t been honest about the extent to which I struggle with moderating my alcohol intake. I know I should, but I guess I’m ashamed.

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moderateme · 10/06/2026 14:49

MrsMiagi · 10/06/2026 14:38

I have a skincare fridge, could you get one of those? Im not a secret jabber though, I don't hide things from my DH but I dont want my children to know and they wouldn't bother looking in my skincare fridge.

This would be great! Except he’d find this even more bizarre than me taking WLIs (I have a very low maintenance ie lazy beauty regime 😂)

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MrsMiagi · 10/06/2026 15:02

moderateme · 10/06/2026 14:49

This would be great! Except he’d find this even more bizarre than me taking WLIs (I have a very low maintenance ie lazy beauty regime 😂)

So keep it simple. Get some ice globes (cheap ones) and a cheap vit c serum and say it needs to be kept in the fridge and you want it separate from food.
If you are going to lie/omit anyway you may aswell be creative! Plus, ice globes feel amazing on the face in the summer.
You could just tell him, then not have to hide it (or do you have a child like mine who will open everything in the fridge lol)

Icanseeasquirrel · 10/06/2026 15:07

Mine is in top rack of fridge behind all the small jars of mustard and jam and stuff. Not. been spotted in nearly 2 years!

OnTheTop · 10/06/2026 17:40

I put my in a plastic bag and then at the bottom of the packet of ground flaxseed 😂. 100% guaranteed that no one in my family will be looking in there!

moderateme · 10/06/2026 18:00

OnTheTop · 10/06/2026 17:40

I put my in a plastic bag and then at the bottom of the packet of ground flaxseed 😂. 100% guaranteed that no one in my family will be looking in there!

Also genius!

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Summervibes83 · 10/06/2026 18:06

Belindabelle · 10/06/2026 11:15

Not what you have asked for but I keep my pens in the fridge inside a tomato purée box. Actually at the moment it’s the Epicure garlic purée.
The tomato/garlic purée tube sits in a container in the fridge with other sauces so nobody looks in the box.

Great idea! Thanks :)