moving abroad

Hello, My girlfriend is type 1. We both live in America and I am becoming increasingly concerned with the amount of civil unrest here and am looking to move outside of the country. I have just made it out of college with a bachelor's in biology, and we both can stay at our parents the next year...

Hi all, I’m new to the community but certainly not new to Diabetes - I have been diagnosed with Type 1 whilst still living in Brazil (my home country) back in 1997. I have been on insulin pump treatment (Tandem t:slim X2) and CGM (Dexcom G6) for about 2 years now. All via the NHS. My wife and I...

Hey. I’m a type 1 diabetic and I love travelling. I would love to travel long term (over a year) or want to teach abroad and possibly move long term. Has anyone had much experience in regards to this? How did you find getting hold of insulin or moving abroad and getting regular medical...

Hi all, Hopefully this is okay to post here. I am a UK citizen and have been trying to look into how to manage diabetic care if moving to the USA as a type 1 diabetic. My partner is a US citizen and although I know it would be easier healthcare wise to be situation in the UK, for a number of...

Hi Everyone, I've recently joined and am loving reading the forums for tips and advice. Such a friendly community! So my husband and I met in Canada 8 years ago (he's French, I'm British but we were both studying abroad) and have always planned to move back. We actually have a very good chance...

Hi all, after having had type 1 diabetes for almost 12 years now I have finally decided to join this website (thus, I apologise if I have placed this query in the wrong thread etc).. I have had a burning question for yearsss now. I have seen a lot of questions about moving abroad with type 1...

Wanting to move to the USA to work for 6 - 12 months? Hello, my name is Egan, I'm 21 years old & I live in the UK. I was wondering if anybody knew anything or could recommend anything because I'm looking at working in the United States for about 6 months, I wasn't sure where to start, questions...

Hello I am a type 1 diabetic living in SW England and currently have a Medtronic Pump and Freestyle Libre which i get free on the NHS. I love both of these and pay for nothing but have recently been considering moving to the Alps to either Austria, France, Germany or Switzerland but worry...

Hello! My name is Niamh and I will be moving to Texas for a year as part of my university course. However I do not know what I need to do in terms of what insurance to get for my Type 1 Diabetes. I am also worried about getting everything I need to go over. Would I be able to get and bring a...

I'm type 1 diabetic but am looking at moving and working abroad in Dubai. Is this going to be really expensive for me to get my insulin abroad and will I have to switch to different medications? Moving to Dubai would be a dream but I'm just wondering if medical insurance covers enough or if I...