The inconvenience of having to take insulin injections daily could soon be at an end for diabetes sufferers.
An oral form of Victoza, a drug already approved for use in diabetes, can help the body produce its own insulin, thereby ending the necessity for insulin injections.
Trials begin shortly,and could revolutionise how diabetes is treated.
It is estimated that over 2.5 million British people suffer from Diabetes, a condition that develops either when the body does not produce enough insulin,
or as a result of cells not responding to produced insulin. It is unlikely that the new drug could replace insulin injections for those people with Type 1 diabetes,
but could be of enormous benefit to people who have the far more common Type 2 diabetes (approximately 2 million people in the UK).If you are a diabetic,
and plan to take a trip away this summer, please make sure you have travel insurance that fully covers you for your pre-existing medical condition,
so that you don't suddenly find yourself facing enormous medical bills should your symptoms worsen whilst away.
Insure for Travel Insurance includes certain hazardous sporting activities at no extra charge (STANDARD),
providing they are amateur activities conducted under adequate supervision and only participated on an incidental basis.
FCO advise against all but essential travel to within 60kms of the Kenya-Somali border; to Kiwayu and coastal areas north of Pate Island;
to Garissa District; to the Eastleigh area of Nairobi; and to low income areas of Nairobi, including all township or slum areas.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to an area east of a line joining Sabah's
most northerly point near the town of Kudat to the Indonesian border in the southern part of Sabah, near Tawau.
Understanding common travel insurance jargon will help your to understand the terms, when making important decisions about your travel insurance cover.