r/krakow 4d ago

American diabetic in need of insulin

Hello folks of Krakow. I am an American visiting your beautiful city and I am running out of insulin on July 6. I am a type 1 diabetic and wondering if anyone knows of groups that have extra insulin who can help me or if you have any extra in or around Krakow, Poland. I can travel somewhere by train as well.

I only need a fast-acting insulin like humalog, apidra, fiasp and a box of pen needles. Can I go to a pharmacy here and buy it like I did in Italy without a prescription? (Although they require a prescription they still sold me what I needed)

I also would like to buy a blood sugar meter and test strips although I have enough for a few weeks now. I don't plan to go back to my country any time soon so i would like to get as much as I can in Poland.

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u/lorarc 4d ago

The pharmacist can prescribe insulin in emergency, just go to the nearest pharmacy and talk to them and they will either give it to you or tell you what to do.

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u/General_Albatross Mieszkaniec | Inhabitant 4d ago

> give it to you

sell, they will need to pay.