Talk to our friendly and sympathetic
team today, they will take the time to look at your individual needs, we
won’t rush to get you off the phone, being a personal and long
established service.
The team talk through everything that
needs to be taken into account – for example, if you take medications,
we don’t need to know their names, but need to check what you take them
for, and how many.
The benefits of travel insurance for diabetics policies:
- All medical conditions included
- Cover for the whole travelling party, essential in the event of medical emergency, in order to be brought home together.
- No separate referral for medical screening. Our questions are designed to assess your individual condition.
- Worldwide cover is available.
- No upper age limit on our single-trip policies.
- Annual Worldwide policies now also have no upper age limit.
- Single-trip policies available up to 365 days. (May be restricted to 92 days depending on age, destination and health.)
- Annual multi-trip policies cover trips up to 45 days (for those over 70 years old, 31 days).
Make sure you look
for a specialist diabetes travel insurance provider and declare your
diabetes and any other medical condition. This means you can travel with
complete peace of mind, knowing you are covered for any medical
treatment required for your diabetes while you are on holiday.
High altitude can sometimes affect your
diabetes equipment. It can cause insulin to expand and contract, causing
air pockets within the cartridge or pen – you may need to do a few air
shots to ensure there are no bubbles present when you inject.