getting diabetic supplies to Costa Rica

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[quote=”costaricafinca”][b]majicmerlin4[/b] this question [i]has been asked before[/i], but obvious;y not to many diabetics are on this forum…[/quote]

I’m a type 1 diabetic too and have been investigating how I will manage my diabetes. So far I’ve learned that my pump supplies can be shipped to me but only for a 3 month supply at a time (insurance company regs.) I’m going to check into the use of a US mailbox service as well as the possibility of using FedEx. Hopefully it won’t be cost-prohibitive. I also found a man whose Mexican company is planning to expand their pump sales into CR in the next year or so.

Getting a short-acting insulin shouldn’t be a problem but no, CAJA isn’t a good choice. That lady who said they only supply one needle a day answered my inquiry on the ARCR website and I’ve had one or two other people tell me the same thing. I’m curious as to how much it cost you to buy Humalog over the counter?

Since Walmart has a presence in CR already, I’m hoping they might realize the market for American pharmaceuticals to the expat community. Some drugs you can live without but not insulin if you’re dependent.

[costaricafinca]

Although Walmart has a few stores, I don’t think they will open a pharmacy to sell to their American customers, as ex-pats are only a very small percentage of their customers and of the population of the country.
Plus, as mentioned before, we are spread out all over the place….

[Harperanne]

[quote=”costaricafinca”]Although Walmart has a few stores, I don’t think they will open a pharmacy to sell to their American customers, as ex-pats are only a very small percentage of their customers and of the population of the country.
Plus, as mentioned before, we are spread out all over the place….[/quote]

You know, costaricafina, most of us relative newbies to this forum are really trying to find out things that they will need to know if they are going to spend time in CR (live permanently or part time) and they use this forum to get information from people who have benn in CR and who might be able to help. Sarcasm is offensive and doesn’t help!

[costaricafinca]

I had no intention of being sarcastic or offensive and do not see why you felt I had done so.

[b]majicmerlin4[/b] asked about supplies, and I replied that question had been asked before, with no responses, see [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=812ADCA2-24E8-5ED2-F194DFA424233D3E]this thread[/url]

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