{"id":36012,"date":"2025-11-13T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/2025\/11\/ral-takes-care-of-you-safe-storage-and-transportation-of-linx-and-guardian-systems-in-winter\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:26:07","slug":"ral-takes-care-of-you-safe-storage-and-transportation-of-linx-and-guardian-systems-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/2025\/11\/ral-takes-care-of-you-safe-storage-and-transportation-of-linx-and-guardian-systems-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"RAL takes care of you \u2013 safe storage and transportation of LinX and Guardian systems in winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36012\" class=\"elementor elementor-36012 elementor-34999\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb29c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb29c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b97f39c\" data-id=\"b97f39c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f7dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"20f7dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>As colder weather approaches, the RAL team would like to remind our customers of important recommendations when using <a href=\"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/shop\/diabetic-patients\/sensors-continuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm\/linx-cgm-continuous-glucose-monitoring-cgmm-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>the LinX<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <strong>continuous glucose monitoring (CGMM) system,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/shop\/category\/diabetic-patients\/sensors-continuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Medtronic Guardian\u2122 3<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/shop\/diabetic-patients\/sensors-continuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm\/guardian-4-sensor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Guardian\u2122 4<\/u><\/a> sensors<\/strong> .<\/p><p>These sensors are designed for use in the temperature range from <strong>+5\u00b0C to +40\u00b0C<\/strong> <strong>,<\/strong> so it is especially important to pay attention to their proper storage and transportation during the winter.<\/p><p>Cold can negatively affect the operation of sensors - too low a temperature can <strong>reduce the sensitivity of the sensor<\/strong> <strong>,<\/strong> <strong>damage internal components<\/strong> or <strong>shorten its operating time<\/strong> . Therefore, we recommend <strong>storing and transporting sensors at a temperature not lower than +2\u00b0C<\/strong> <strong>.<\/strong> <\/p><p>To ensure safer delivery in winter conditions, <strong>we will now deliver LinX and Guardian sensor orders in our online store with<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartposti.lv\/atrasanas-vietas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SmartPost<\/a> , which uses <strong>parcel lockers indoors<\/strong> \u2013 for example, in supermarkets. SmartPost offers extensive parcel locker coverage throughout Latvia. <\/p><p>Storing the sensor at an optimal temperature (not lower than +4 degrees) will reduce the risk of the sensors getting cold and being damaged. We also invite you to choose an alternative solution \u2013 to receive the sensors at RAL stores \u2013 in Riga, Br\u012bv\u012bbas Street 85, 5th floor (09:00 \u2013 17:00) or in Liep\u0101ja, Kur\u0161u Street 10 (entrance from Ro\u017eu Street), having previously agreed on the time of collection.  <\/p><p>We also encourage you to be cautious when receiving a shipment:<\/p><ul><li>from the parcel terminal to your home <strong>, carry the sensors in a bag<\/strong> , not in an open bag \u2013 this will help maintain the optimal temperature;<\/li><li><strong>do not leave the sensors in the car for a long time<\/strong> <strong>if<\/strong> the air temperature is below 0\u00b0C;<\/li><li>If the sensor has been in the cold for an extended period of time, <strong>wait 30\u201360 minutes for it to adjust to room temperature before using<\/strong> <strong>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>If you notice that the sensor <strong>is not working properly or is damaged<\/strong> , stop using it and <strong>contact our specialists<\/strong> - we will help you find a solution.<\/p><p>We will take care of your health and the safe use of technology even during the winter months!<\/p><p> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As colder weather approaches, the RAL team would like to remind our customers of important recommendations when using the LinX continuous glucose monitoring (CGMM) system, Medtronic Guardian\u2122 3 and Guardian\u2122 4 sensors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1141,"featured_media":35011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1741],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36012"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36444,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36012\/revisions\/36444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ral.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}