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<blockquote data-quote="henryhere" data-source="post: 1578014" data-attributes="member: 440841"><p>Hello everyone </p><p>I'm new to the forum and hoping to find people in a similar situation. </p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed type 1 in Jan 2015 and have since moved to Taiwan. There is an excellent national health service here and with my alien residency card I'm able to receive free or heavily subsidised treatment. The only thing I am unable to receive for free so far is test strips, which I have to buy in a pharmacy myself. They're readily available but quite expensive, about NT$800 for 50 strips (~£20) I need to test regularly (at least 3 times s day) so need to pay about £40 a month. Income is lower here so I feel it when I need to buy them.</p><p>It reminds me how lucky we are in the UK to have everything for free!</p><p></p><p>I was wondering if anyone had a similar experience? Obviously, I would be particularly interested if someone knows how to get free test strips. Or perhaps there is a way to have them sent from the UK?</p><p></p><p>Many thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henryhere, post: 1578014, member: 440841"] Hello everyone I'm new to the forum and hoping to find people in a similar situation. I was diagnosed type 1 in Jan 2015 and have since moved to Taiwan. There is an excellent national health service here and with my alien residency card I'm able to receive free or heavily subsidised treatment. The only thing I am unable to receive for free so far is test strips, which I have to buy in a pharmacy myself. They're readily available but quite expensive, about NT$800 for 50 strips (~£20) I need to test regularly (at least 3 times s day) so need to pay about £40 a month. Income is lower here so I feel it when I need to buy them. It reminds me how lucky we are in the UK to have everything for free! I was wondering if anyone had a similar experience? Obviously, I would be particularly interested if someone knows how to get free test strips. Or perhaps there is a way to have them sent from the UK? Many thanks [/QUOTE]
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