Customer Reviews

Vial Protection by Securitee Blanket - Short Royal Blue

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No, it's not sold by a gecko. But it is definitely an insurance policy. My old insulin case fell off the shelf while I was drawing up a dose. It was only a couple of feet, but the brand new bottle of Lantus shattered. The case was ruined, the smell was awful, and over $100 worth of insulin was lost.

I found these cute little insulin cozies when I came to look for a new case. The short one fits my Novolog bottle, and the tall one fits the Lantus. The material fits the bottles snugly, and provides a thick, dense cushion all the way around. The padding on the bottom is just a little thinner, but the bottle is still well-protected. Hopefully, it'll be a long time before I drop another bottle, but if I do, I'll be in a much better situation.

The colors are bright and make identification of different bottles very easy. (As long as you remember which bottle gets which color...)

It's easy to get bottles back out, too. Just push on that thinner area on the bottom. The bottle moves easily, but stays under control. It won't pop out, but the top will come just far enough that you can get a good grip on it. Also useful if you want to take a quick look to see how much is left inside.

There are only two disadvantages. One is that the cushioning makes the bottles larger. You may need to find a new case. But at least you won't have to worry about them being tossed around and broken if left loose.

The other is the lack of transparency. You have to push part of the bottle out to see how much is left, and you have to pull the whole bottle out if you forget which kind of insulin is inside. A little plastic window might be a nice addition, if they could do it safely and cheaply.

Still, any way you look at it, it's a small price to pay to protect such an expensive, life-saving medicine.

I bought two of these, one in pink, and one in blue, for my Humalog and Novolin, and found that it also fits Novolog. They fit nice and snug around the vials, with the top of the vial just flush with the top of the protector. I use the pink for my Humalog and blue for Novolog, so that I don't get them mixed up, but I can still see the top of the vials to know I am using the right one.

Two days after I started using these, I dropped a bottle of Humalog. It hit the ground and just kind of bounced and stopped, absolutely no damage to the vial. I am sure that wouldn't have been the case if I had not put the cover on it!

I love the colors, too!

I ordered both the short (Humalog) and tall (Lantus) versions of this item for my husband. I don't remember which just more than paid for them both - but they are each golden! He accidently dropped a brand new bottle on the floor (a previous drop "pre-Securitee Blanket" resulted in broken glass/lost $/insulin smell). Now that the bottle was in the "Blanket" it suffered NO DAMAGE! Considering the cost of replacing one of these bottles - these more than paid for themselves already!

What a great idea! These come in handy when traveling and you need to take extra insulin along. I get very nervous that we will drop the insulin vial while on vacation and find ourselves short with no way to get more. This gives me a little more confidence when going on extended trips.

Due to a neurological problem, I am quite clumsy. When I started on insulin, I worried that I would drop the vial. Since I often drop things, this is no idle concern. These vial holders are the perfect solution. As others note, the vial fits snugly into the cushion. However, it is easy to squeeze the vial out to inspect the insulin and to remove and/or change the vial. But the cushion does as advertised. Yup. I already put it to the test. Fortunately, there was no problem with the cushion in place.

I got a tall blue one for my Lantus and this short lime one for my Humalog. Simple color coding to help avoid the mistake of using the wrong vial.

Definitely recommend this.

My son was diagnosed 4 years ago with Type 1 diabetes. I wish I could count how many bottles of insulin that has been dropped and broken. We thought of several things to try but nothing worked. We found these and they are AWESOME and SO worth the money! No more unexpected broken vials. My 6 year old is a VERY happy little boy!!!

I have reviewed several insulin vial protectors and so far this is the best one but has some shortcomings as well.

Good things are: easy to slide bottle in and out, great protection, easy to handle (not slippery), keeps vial cooler longer.

Not so good things are: more expensive, one size (may need to cut it to fit), Can't read the vial label, can't see how much is left in vial, and last but not least the construction of it is not very good. The glue joints come apart after a few months but they can be repaired.

This items fits very well and keeps the insulin cold for a very long time. It reminds me of the beer can cooler!

After dropping one insulin vial in the sink and breaking it, I thought it'd be a good idea to get one of these. It works like a charm, and makes it easy to tell at a glance which of the two kinds of insulin I've picked up. I just have to make sure I pull the bottle out now and again to see how much is left.

I finally feel a little safer carrying my vial of Lantus with this vial protector. I was always afraid of dropping it and the vial shattering and losing all my medicine and money. Thank god for this product. Now I need a smaller one for my Humalog lol.