Erasmus in Seoul (South Korea) with type 1 diabetes: doubts about insulin, healthcare and travel

Hello everyone,

I am a type 1 diabetic and I am going on Erasmus to Seoul (South Korea) from August to January.I would like to know if anyone has been there or done an Erasmus/exchange in another country as a diabetic.

I have several doubts:

• How does the medical system work in South Korea for someone who is going on an exchange for a few months?
• Did you bring all the insulin from Spain or did you get it there?
• If you bought it there, did you need a prescription from your endocrinologist in Spain or a prescription from a Korean doctor?
• What was the process like to get insulin and material (sensors, needles, etc.)?
• Has anyone used the public system (NHIS) or any international hospitals like SNUH?What experience did you have?

I'm also worried about the trip:

• Did they give you any trouble at the airport for carrying insulin, sensors, pumps, needles, glucagon or other material?
• Did you bring any certificate or medical report in English?
• How did you transport all the material for several months?

Any experience or advice, whether about South Korea or about an Erasmus in any other country, would help me a lot.

Thank you so much!

Hello!

I have no idea about the first questions, maybe the nurses or the endocrinologist can ask you about it, send them an email.Or if not, through your university perhaps.

Regarding the trip, my first tripintercontinentalI took a crappy report that the family doctor gave me (I never had to show it), and at no airport have they even made me show me needles, etc., I imagine they are more than used to it.I carried it all in a toiletry bag in my suitcase (as it was the first time, I took a lot of pens, for months in fact, in case I lost them or something), plus another pair of pens, a sensor and the glucometer in my carry-on backpack in case I lost my suitcase.The sensor doesn't beep or anything either.