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c/coldchain·posted 4 months ago by u/tidy_vialdrawer_watch28

my A1c moved and I cannot work out whether lyophilised is why

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Quick one. Canada here.

excursion works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that simply does not apply outside the US.

Specifics: the route I used took 13 weeks and cost roughly what I expected. The admin was worse than the cost. The thing that would have saved me the most time was knowing which document to ask for at the start.

Happy to answer questions from anyone in the same jurisdiction.

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u/andres_restrepo42 points·4 months ago

Inter-lab variance on this kind of assay is routinely 1–2 points. Different column, different gradient, different integration.

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u/zeynep_ndiaye33 points·4 months ago

excursion claims need a logger trace or a photo at unboxing, not "it felt warm"

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u/ice_pack_auditcold chain23 points·4 months ago

Reconstituted or dry powder?

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u/tidy_vialdrawer_watch28OP9 points·4 months ago

data logger is the standard, gut feeling is not

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