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05-19-2012, 05:35 PM
I have type 1 diabetes, and want to do some travelling. I applied for some TEFL and related jobs, mostly in japan, but i really like the idea of the Baltics and the FSU as well. Realistically, is this doable? obviously i'll have to pay for my meds, but is that affordable on a teachers wages? I know most schools don't pay a hell of a lot.
I know there's one lad on here who's a doctor, so can someone shed some light?
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05-20-2012, 01:19 AM
Are your meds really expensive? I've met plenty of people with illness travelling, diabetes, crones disease, wheelchair bound. They seem to cope.
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05-20-2012, 05:10 AM
i dunno about the UK but meds are way cheaper abroad then they are here in "merica"
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05-20-2012, 05:44 PM
Cheers for reading, lads
Alpha, no, it's free, since I'm an Englander and it's a chronic condition, but I guess somewhere like Moldova will hardly have NHS-like coverage.
I applied to one school in Japan, and they told me that many teachers, if they want to avoid the additional expense of repeat prescriptions, get meds posted to them from the UK! I guess not many are in my shoes.
I could travel back and forth one weekend every two months or so and get my prescriptions refilled, but that would hardly be cheap either. And most industries that would let me travel, like teaching or sales, since i'm a non-techie, won't pay a vast amount. I saw Roosh post that he was teaching English for $6 an hour. I know it's not terrible wage-wise, but the real question iswhat would it cost to see a doctor and get insulin/needles/test strips.
These other folks you met, where they working overseas or tourists?
Cr33pin, yeah, i took a look at teaching in China too. Is that what you do?
How does medical care work for foreigners?
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05-21-2012, 06:11 PM
Shameus,
If your condition is a chronic one and you're in good terms with your doctor, you can ask him/her to give you a prescription of the med you need for a few months and take them with you. If not, get the name of the med you need and I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to obtain them abroad and for cheap.
All the best man.
