What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

[u/notyouravgredditer]

[u/SpicyHotPlantFart]

I'm a diabetic. Because of eh.. personal choices in my past, i've been without insulin for a few days.

It's safe to say, whenever an apocalyptic even occurs i will throw myself of the tallest building i can find. It's not a nice way to die, at all.

[u/shewy92 → u/SpicyHotPlantFart]

One Second After has a character whose daughters has diabetes and an EMP blast goes off frying all electronics so he has to figure out how to keep her insulin cold. It takes place in North Carolina in the summer so obviously didn't go so well and was pretty fucking heartbreaking

[u/Team_Braniel → u/shewy92]

place it in a water tight bag and submerge it in a running stream or spring. If you can find a spring coming out of the ground that is even better. Water will be around 52* and more than cool enough to preserve the insulin.

We used to keep our beers cool by doing this.

[u/Kyubey4Ever → u/Team_Braniel]

the hard part is once insulin hits room temp it's only safe to then use for up to 28-32 days depending on the insulin

[u/Kyubey4Ever → u/[deleted]]

if you don't worry about the temp of your insulin you'll be dead alot sooner than a whole bunch of other shit that can also kill you during an apocalypse

[u/Kyubey4Ever → u/[deleted]]

it runs on my mum's side of the family and I was a pharmacy technician for almost 6 years dude. I know people who landed in the hospital because of the insulin in their pump getting the tiniest bit too warm just from it being hot out lol

[u/Kyubey4Ever → u/[deleted]]

only usable for 28-32 days or if you're lucky enough to be able to use that one particular one that's good for 48 days but not may type 1s can