How do you remember to carry your EpiPen?

Our support group had its first official play date on Sunday! It was fun being at the park with other families who really 'get it'. It is sooo nice to be able to talk to other parents about whats going on in our lives, and how allergies affect it.

I asked the other moms how they remember to carry their Epinephrine? Each mom had Epis or Twinject in their handbags. Because Dads don't have handbags (or manbags!), it was a problem. Many parents have spare Epinephrine stored in the car, despite knowing the Epinephrine is temperature sensitive, as it was the only solution they had.

I'm glad I asked the EpiPen manufacturer at the SF FAAN Walk to make the Epis smaller; at least I tried.

Making Epinephrine dispensers a more convenient size would make it easy for people to carry the meds everywhere with them. Imagine an EpiPen the size of a lipstick, that you could use as a key fob? Or even a large watch with two pre-measured doses - to inject you could just press a button to get the life saving epinephrine (it could also tell the time :-)

We have an Allergy Pack Combo that we use as a (very large) keyring. So any time we go anywhere, our keys help us remember to bring along the Epi..

How do you guys carry your Epinephrine? How about your spouses?