Reader question: I have diabetes 2, can you also buy insulin pens in Bangkok or Khorat?

Dear Ari, Jan,

Insulin is for sale in BKK and NAK.
On the one hand, there are many expats and tourists with diabetes in Thailand.
On the other hand, there are more and more Thai people with diabetes. Which, however, are very poorly monitored/followed up, so that many are walking around with complications of the disease.

There are bags for sale that store your insulin perfectly and keep it cool during transport.
Thought it was even a Dutch product; the Frio bag.
Inexpensive and solid product. Keep the pens cool at 38°C.
Bought the bags myself in Belgium, but here's the link for the Netherlands:
http://www.frio.asia
Click on 'Netherlands local' for sales addresses, click on to 'Frio Models' for the bags.

Furthermore, insulin (DM type III c) is also injected.
Novorapid and Lantus. Always take them with you, go in the refrigerator on the plane.
But are also for sale in Thailand.
Preferably get it in the hospital. Local drug stores sometimes have it, but don't trust this because of the storage regulations. Have experienced that there was a delivery of medicines in the afternoon in front of the door in the flat sun. The shop had its shutters half closed. 2 hours later we passed it again, and it was still there. In the evening the drug store was open, and the box was inside. They were unpacking and placing it in the sales displays!
You will also receive an invoice in the hospital, which you can submit to the – in my case Belgian – health insurance for reimbursement. In any case, take your medical passport with you, and possibly a medical report of your condition in English.

Good luck,

Davis

Early type II diabetics risk becoming insulin dependent later in life.
This is not so 'weird'.

In Belgium, there are medication sheets that can be drawn up in English.
But there is indeed no uniform medical passport as in the Netherlands.
A diabetes passport does exist and is issued by the health insurance fund. There is a page in English where the doctor can fill in your list of medication.
furthermore, a report in English from the treating doctor with a list of your medication is also sufficient.

Hello Aart, I have diabetes 2, take metformin and inject insulin recently. It's not that bad but I'm not cheering! Can you give me the title of that $14 book.
Many thanks in advance… greetings leo

Two minor fixes:
1. With the new combination I use 20% less insulin;
2. The correct program name is Diabetes:M by Rossen Varbanov.
Rembrandt

Okay Harm. We have our house in Thepsathit about 100 km. from khorat
and still go there every year in our vacation, because my wife there
have a body check done. Greetings Jan