Gemini Data Loggers, producer of Tinytag data loggers, has proved that its Tinytag medical loggers are so versatile and reliable that they can even be used at the South Pole
Robert Conway is a student doctor based in London, but has also been on various expeditions throughout the world over the past 20 years.
On a recent trip to the South Pole, he was required to keep the medication he takes to control his diabetes in a condition so that they would be effective for the 60 days he would be travelling.
A wide variety of medications, including insulin, require stringent controlled conditions to ensure their effectiveness.
Therefore, Conway needed to find a new way to keep his Insulin warm, between 2-26C, in the -25C temperatures they were going to experience in Antarctica.
Using the expertise of a senior lecturer at Imperial College, who tested the warming properties of the insulating case, advice from other diabetic explorers and various suppliers, a case was constructed to keep the Insulin warm and a back up container that Conway could keep close to his body in case the backpack did not work.
He then used the robust Tinytag Medical device to make sure that the container was keeping the vials at the correct temperature.
The size (housed in a 35mm camera film case), reliability and simplicity were ideal for the explorer.
Furthermore, whenever the temperature range was breached, the device would indicate this to Robert with a flashing light alarm.
Conway commented: "Although our experiments did not necessarily fit into the guidance usage of the device (these included fridge and freezer monitoring, transport of pharmaceuticals and blood products, mobile vaccination programmes and culture room monitoring) it was small, simple, light enough to fit into the container and most importantly worked a treat."
