Adam

My wife and I are planning to move from the USA to Boquete this July (2019) and I'm having a hard time figuring out how I will get insulin pump supplies at a reasonable cost. It seems like no one will insure me with a pre-existing condition. I thought I could maybe qualify for Obamacare in the states and have my pump supplies mail forwarded through Miami, but I've heard MINSA will either charge me 30% duty tax (on about $2,000 worth of supplies for 90 days) or even confiscate or return to sender because they want me to buy from Panama. Not sure if that's true - just what I heard. I know some folks fly home to get their medicines and smuggle them back into the country in their suitcase. Seems kind of ridiculous, but it's better than dying I suppose. An even less desirable option would be to go off the insulin pump and return to daily injections with significantly worse blood sugar management. I'd rather not consider that option, but I do recognize it as an option. Does anyone out there have an insulin pump? How do you live? What are my options? Please help!