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Home » Reader question » Reader Question: Are there medical facilities on Koh Tao for diabetes?
Dear readers,
I'm going on holiday to Thailand with my family this summer for the 4th time. My son, now almost 16, has type 1 diabetes. We always plan our trips in such a way that we can go to a hospital or medical facility within an hour's travel distance, where people have knowledge of and experience with diabetes in case something goes wrong with, for example, his glucose level.
Now we may also want to visit Koh Tao, but on the internet I can find little about the medical care there. I have found that there are a number of general practitioners and small medical posts, but these seem (logically) to focus mainly on underwater sports.
Are there medical facilities on Koh Tao that have knowledge and experience with diabetes?
Thank you in advance.
Bert
Bye Bert
I also have a son with type 1 diabetes since he was 12. Made a nice tour last year and didn't worry for a moment. Don't let your son do that either, because then his glucose level will fluctuate considerably. Take the same precautions you always take when you go on holiday, so enough insulin etc but also a glucagon. Be aware that many products in Thailand contain a lot of sugar, they like it very sweet 😉
Happy Holidays!
ps: in case of serious problems there is always a super fast speedboat from Ko Tao!
Hospitals Koh Tao (Larger Hospitals on nearby Island Koh Samui)
Mae Haad clinic: +66 (0) 77 456 412
Koh Tao doctor: +66 (0) 77 456 712
Thai Inter clinic: +66 (0) 77 456 661
I'd give it a call just to make sure.
My wife's cousin who works on Koh Panghang (a much bigger island than Koh Tao) had previous swollen feet and legs. They were able to make a superficial diagnosis, but he still had to go to Samui for treatment. I sometimes look at one of the piers on Koh Samui when a ferry arrives from Koh Panghang. Ambulances are then regularly ready to take road victims to one of the hospitals. So don't expect a fully equipped hospital on Koh Tao.
Dear Bert,
I live permanently in Chumphon and Chumphon as a city is located on the “mainland”, closest to Koh Tao. There is NO real hospital on Koh Toa, after all, it is only a very small island. For that you have to go to Koh Samui, which can be reached within an hour by speedboat (if you need to go fast). On Koh Samui itself you can choose from several good hospitals.
Chumphon can be reached from Koh Tao, also by speedboat, within one and a half hours and here you can also choose from several good hospitals.
As for the so-called “clinics”: you just have to imagine a first aid post. There is not always a doctor present, but there is a nurse. They are limited to taking care of wounds, measuring blood pressure and heart rate ... otherwise you should not imagine too much about it. If necessary, they will help you for further transport in case of urgency.
Good advice: take enough insulin with you and above all: take out a good travel and hospitalization insurance in your case, because the bill, when admitted to a hospital, will quickly rise very high.
Have a nice holiday.
don't worry just go have been diabetic for 33 years and have traveled around more often and measuring is knowing a lot of fun
Why safer to stay at home. Whether someone with diabetes cannot travel. We have a very good friend who has had Type 1 for years. They used to have an inland vessel and sailed all over Europe. So also the Danube. For those who are not familiar there, you can sail there for a day without encountering a single village. I think many times in the eastern bloc countries, a hospital is sometimes further away than in thailand. It's just a matter of taking enough medication with you. Just be careful with the heat for storage
I am a diabetic myself and have been going to Thailand as a diabetic for over 13 years.
You just have to take into account the temperature in Thailand so that your insulin stays good.
Make sure you have a cold pack for your insulin, which can be obtained from Bosman in the Netherlands. This keeps your insulin cool.
Just take your insulin with you in your hand luggage on the plane, absolutely not in your suitcase that goes into the cargo area.
If you have a refrigerator in the room in the hotel or guesthouse, put the cold pack there if there is no refrigerator, roll this cold pack in a towel and put it in your suitcase between your clothes and close the suitcase.
This keeps the insulin cold.
I usually travel around 5-6 weeks in Thailand and have never had any issues.
Measure your blood values several times because you move and sweat more here, so your values are slightly different than in the Netherlands. In my case they are better than in the Netherlands.