FRIO Small Insulin Cooler Wallet

by FRIO

Product Features

• Keeps insulin cool and safe in Summer; insulates against cold of Winter
• Refrigeration NOT required
• Simply activate with cold water
• Re-useable
• Light & Compact

Product Description

Color: Black

FRIO Insulin Cooling Wallet Small - Black

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002262GC
• UPC: 853407001121
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,413 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe My Frio Was Defective But . . ., February 27, 2006

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B. Cassioli "BCassi" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FRIO Insulin Cooling Wallet - Small - Blue - 1130SMBK1130SMBL (Health and Beauty)

The first time I used the Frio cooling wallet my insulin was cool but not as cool as advertising for the product claimed. The second time I used the wallet, it not only did not keep my insulin cool but the wallet oozed slime when I soaked the wallet as instructed. What felt like crystals inside the wallet seemed to be disintegrating when wet. Doubt that I would ever purchase another produce from Frio. Wrote to the manufacturer and heard nothing back from them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FRIO cooler packs work!, November 3, 2006

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G. B. Miedema (Holland, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FRIO Insulin Cooling Wallet - Small - Blue - 1130SMBK1130SMBL (Health and Beauty)

I've been using a FRIO cooler pack for insulin for 7 or 8 years with very happy results. Insulin doesn't need to be refrigerator-cold, it only needs to stay below 80 degrees F to be safe. The three secrets are 1) make sure it's well-soaked and holding plenty of water, 2) make sure it has moving air to "breathe" because evaporation is what cools, and 3) keep it out of direct sunlight because that will heat the bag, which heats the water, which heats the contents. My first pack lasted all these years of daily use, it's time for another only because the fabric is soiled. I'm a lifetime customer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very unhappy with the high temp performance, November 30, 2006

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ShopDevine "Shopdevine.com" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FRIO Insulin Cooling Wallet - Small - Blue - 1130SMBK1130SMBL (Health and Beauty)

Used as directed and lost 3 pens when the temperature hit 100 degrees. Foolish me, I kept thinking that the error was mine because of all the supposed reviews about how great this item is in hot weather. We had a small and a large pack. The small pack was essentially worthless, the larger pack seemed to be large enough to keep for for last for a few hours. Works great as long as the temp doesn't go much over the recommended maximum temperature for your insulin and/or you keep it cool by adding some kind of ice pack. If you're expecting the answer to having to carry around all the stuff in the heat...this isn't going to be it.

I'm very surprised at the information below as I researched the company an they're from the UK and haven't been in business for 7 or 8 years from what I could tell.

I also looked on the FDA website under the approved devices section and could not find their approval there despite claims that they were approved by the FDA for diabetic devices. Perhaps it's a recent approval and it's not there yet or perhaps I missed the information though.

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