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MedActiv products are for the first time available in Canada! We are locally owned and operated in the Okanagan Valley. Through a random set of events we have been able to import these quality medication cooler bags to Canada! With years of history and success in multiple countries around the world we are happy to be able to provide those with sensitive medication peace of mind to live their best lifestyle without worrying if their medication is at the correct temperature. We’re not just about selling products, we’re about helping people and will continue to look for unique products to help Diabetics and all people with temperature sensitive medications. We have a passion for giving back to the community and portions of our profits will be donated!
Everything begins in France in 2003, summer of the infamous heat wave. Mr. Uwe Diegel, managing director of a medical business in Paris is expecting a visit from New Zealand of his diabetic brother, Dr Olaf Diegel. The two men have already built strong international reputations in the field of industrial design for cardiology and quite often work together on new research projects. Olaf, diabetic since the age of 17, is professor of industrial design at the Auckland Technology University. His job forces him to travel a lot to take part in international congresses. He is a well-versed traveler and is used to traveling with his insulin and keeping it cool using ice-boxes and cooler bags (insulin, like many other medications, is sensitive to heat and should be stored at a temperature between 2 and 8°C).
In August 2003, Olaf books himself into a small hotel near Auxerres in France. When he arrives at the hotel, he notices that there is no fridge in his hotel room (even though he had particularly insisted on this when making his booking). He needs a fridge to store his insulin. So he arranges with the clerk at the entrance desk to keep his insulin in the fridge in the kitchen.
Olaf does not speak French, coming from New Zealand. A few hours later, Olaf needs his insulin and goes down to reception to ask for it, only to discover that it was placed in the freezer by accident by someone in the kitchen. He is thus obliged to have the night pharmacy opened just to get some fresh insulin. Luckily, the problem is resolved easily enough.
