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<blockquote data-quote="Natt" data-source="post: 2162148" data-attributes="member: 393363"><p>Hi there,I've been living in Spain (I am not British) for some time now and my son is type 1 diabetic so I may give you some info.Private insurance as far as I know don't cover diabetes costs as it is pre-existing condition.when you get all the residency documents and tarjeta sanitaria ( HEALTH INSURANCE CARD) you can schedule appointments at a clinic to have check ups with the endocrinologist.you may also have coverage for insulin, I don't know in your case as you won't be working.the full cost of insulin in the farmacy is 270 for 10 vials of humalog as I can see from prescriptions (what my son uses).needles can be bougjt in the farmacy or online on amazon and such-BD 4mm box100 costs 19 euros app.test strips also 19 for a box of 50, I think.</p><p>Hope this helps a little.</p><p>Wish you all the best</p><p>Natt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Natt, post: 2162148, member: 393363"] Hi there,I've been living in Spain (I am not British) for some time now and my son is type 1 diabetic so I may give you some info.Private insurance as far as I know don't cover diabetes costs as it is pre-existing condition.when you get all the residency documents and tarjeta sanitaria ( HEALTH INSURANCE CARD) you can schedule appointments at a clinic to have check ups with the endocrinologist.you may also have coverage for insulin, I don't know in your case as you won't be working.the full cost of insulin in the farmacy is 270 for 10 vials of humalog as I can see from prescriptions (what my son uses).needles can be bougjt in the farmacy or online on amazon and such-BD 4mm box100 costs 19 euros app.test strips also 19 for a box of 50, I think. Hope this helps a little. Wish you all the best Natt [/QUOTE]
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