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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2630933" data-attributes="member: 372717">Hi @jaketsavage Looks like you qualify for medicare [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.travellers.com.au/plan-your-trip/medicare/[/URL]My understanding is that this means that you can use medicare to subsidise your visits to GPs (free if they bulk bill but many don't) and hence get prescriptions for insulin etc.As regards supplies like the libre , you'll want to register with the NDSS which has all sorts of diabetes supplies.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/national-diabetes-services-scheme-ndss[/URL]Looks like they now supply cgms/flash glucose equipment to T1s (when I left Australia 6 years ago I still had to buy mine). Am struggling to find a cost though?  (Diabetic supplies aren't free but they are pretty cheap). I used to get a script for insulin from my doctor and then buy testing strips , needles etc from my chemist at NDSS subsidised prices.The important thing is to check whether you can register with the NDSS</blockquote>

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