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I have recently rechecked the questions asked by travel insurance companies to assess the cost of premiums for people with diabetes. They are still not asking the right questions and the result is that the variation in cost is enormous. Isn't it time to ask the companies to think about more...

For anyone planning a holiday we also provide slightly quirky images of familiar and often less familiar places. Thanks to our doctor-photographer from St Petersburg in Russia. http://www.voyagemd.com/gallery/

We also post weekly updates focusing on news from the NHS mainly about diabetes http://www.voyagemd.com/category/govern ... airs-news/

Our free on-line resource on travel and diabetes is highlighted in the feature article of this month's Diabetes Forecast magazine published by the American Diabetes Association! http://forecast.diabetes.org/travel-jun2013

Some thoughts on the whole issue of travel insurance for people with diabetes and why the insurance industry needs to start asking the right questions! http://www.voyagemd.com/travel-insuranc ... -please-2/

On our new look free resource for travel and diabetes we have also added regular updates on changes to the NHS in our opinion section as well as a close look at how the travel insurance industry should be asking better questions hopefully leading to reduced premiums for the vast majority of...

In one sense this is straightforward. You are entitled to a pump based on NICE criteria or the equivalent in other healthcare systems. Ask your GP to refer you to a pump centre. This is your right.

Latest travelling with diabetes news hot off the press is a research study from Australia suggesting that insulin pumps may be affected by take off and landing. I have posted the details on my VoyageMD.com site but in summary this is probably less of an issue than this small study suggests. I...

I need feedback on how people deal with crossing time zones. What do people who take twice daily pre-mixed insulin do when they travel long-haul? Also if you are on Byetta or Victoza how do you cope with the time differences?

90 years ago today (July 27th) insulin was discovered and every day this continues to be a life saving treatment. Disappointing therefore that some airlines still do not understand insulin. Here is a response from Virgin Atlantic to a question from a traveller using an insulin pump. The basic...

Thanks for the thoughts on the travel alert system. Obviously there are pros and cons. I will let you all know if this moves forward. Meanwhile on my VoyageMD site I have been getting more responses from airlines and travel companies about what they provide for travellers with diabetes. One...

The easiest two sources (this should be straightforward) are your GP or Diabetes Centre. The letter is usually in the form of "To Whom It May Concern". It should say who you are, that you have diabetes, that you need to perform blood glucose monitoring, insulin injections etc each day and that...

Denise It should probably be OK. You should also be able to buy an equivalent of this in stores such as Whole foods or Trader Joes - the high end supermarkets.

Here is the response from Lilly and NovoNordisk about travelling with Byetta and Victoza: TRAVELLING WITH BYETTA (EXENATIDE) "When travelling, it is best to keep your pen in a closed case to protect your BYETTA Pen from exposure to light, which can potentially damage it. You can keep your pen...

I am in the process of asking a number of insurance companies to see if they are interested in creating new and less expensive travel insurance products for people with diabetes. I have had responses from Geico and State Farm in the US who have at least expressed an interest. My idea was to...

Would there be interest in a blood glucose monitoring system that alerts family and relatives if their loved ones levels become too high or too low whilst on holiday or overseas on business? I am trying to gauge interest in working with technology companies to create this?

New question. I have asked insulin companies if storing spare supplies in an aircraft hold causes problems? Also what about the effect of flying and storing in the hold on Byetta (Exenatide) or Victoza? Anyone had experience of this?

Quick question. Do travellers with diabetes usually request information about the local regulations for driving and insulin when hiring a car overseas? I need to get a feel for this for my website so as many views as possible would be helpful.

Here is the response from Dexcom about using a CGM device on an airplane: "We do not advise any special consideration when flying. Our patients may wear their CGM while in flight”. To me this sounds reassuring. Still waiting to hear from Abbott Diabetes Care about their Navigator system.

It gets worse! On my website I asked travel companies to answer the question about what they can do for travellers with diabetes especially those needing to take insulin? Here is the first response: "Many of our hotels have fantastic cuisine that can be tailored for you. Holidays start from...