Sheryl

There are more than 60 different DTAs so cannot expect provincial RD staff to know what is in them (some don't even know what a DTA is). Source of income very much matters IF it is of a type not assessable in Thailand per the relevant DTA.

Regardless of whether you ended up owing tax on your SS income in the UD, it is non-assessable in Thailand.

All US government pensions (regardless of whether ftom federal or state employment) and US social security are non-assessable in Thailand. US private pensions are assessable in Thailand. Not sure what people are talking about when they say sn American has a "state pension", as not a terminology used in US. Note this is sll specific to US DTA only. Not generalizable elsewhere.

Then LifeCare or NHealth Lab.

Suggest you try RSU health. Easy to deal with and will email results. https://rsuhealth.com/ Sukhumvit around Soi 33.

There is no way to include or declare non-assessable income on a Thai tax form. Only if one has assessable remitted income in excess of 60k is it required to file. Uploading documents not requested is only likely to cause confusion.

EDTA and other info in parentheses just describes the type of tube the specimen is collected in. EDTA is a preservative. Not a test type. Most places would add the TSH without requiring Dr consultation.

None assessable means does not get declared on tax form or used to calculate tax owed. Pensions in general ARE assessable per the tax code but in the case of non Thai citizens with foreign sourced pensions the terms if the relevant DTA also apply. Sometimes this means that a pension is not assessable in Thailand but it varies with glthe DTA and pension source.

The tax code specifies this (and lists pensions in general as assessable) but in the case of foreign nationals with a foreign sourced pension the relevant DTA also applies. Some (not all) DTAs state that some types of pension income are assessable only in the home country.

Rather high in carbs for a diabetic meal, on the low side for protein (though possibly you make up for that in subsequent meals?) and very low in fats which contrary to what some people assume, is not a good thing. Fatty acids are an essential nutrient, and fats slow digestion which helps stabilize blood sugar. Up to you, but I would still recommend reducing the fruit portion size (reducing, not eliminating) and adding the fruit to something with fat and protein, like unsweetened greek yogurt.

Oxygen concentrators can be used in hospitals and sometimes are. The piped in oxygen found in large hospitals sometimes comes from large oxygen concentrators, other times ftom liquid oxygen storage tanks or high pressure oxygen cylinders. The kind of tanks needing regular refill, that you are thinking of are used only in much smaller hospitals. Oxygen concentrators need a regular supply of electricity which is likely lacking in a field hospital of this type. Sudden overnight cessation of US humanitarian foreign aid, with no prior notice , is both unprecedented and sure to cause deaths. Probably not a USAID issue in this instance as refugee aid usually comes through a special State Dept offiice but this too was abruptly cut off with no time to seek alernative financing.

There are some good private hospitals in VN and for that matter quality of care in tertiary govt hospitals is also good. At much lower costs than Thailand. But not so easy for English speakers to access. Where health care should be a big concern is for those thinking of Cambodia.

Correct. And only to health and life insurance ftom Thai companies

You are consuming a lot of carbs from the fruit. Some fruit is OK, eating mostly fruit is definitely not OK for an insulin dependent diabetic. This gives a rapid spike in blood sugar followed by a big drop hence the hypoglycemia. Eat less fruit and more protein. Especially, eat something high in protein and healthy fats in the evening and just before bed, should help stabilize your blood sugar.

The small intestined breaks fructose down into glucose. Howevrr if an excessively large load of fructose is ingested some of it "spills over" to the liver...with negative metabolic consequences. Sucrose has a glycemic index of 65. Fructose is about 25 (high fructose corn syrup OTOH is over 80). While fruits contain fructose they also contain sucrose and glucose in varying amounts, hence the wide variation in glycemic index between different types of fruit.

Moved to appropriate forum. As others have said, you can extend 30 days prior to the expiration of your current petmission of stay. (45 days in some pmaces). Alternatively can get a shorter extension on medical grounds. The orivate "international" hospitals will fo this for you. If in govt or smaller pvt hospital, a family member armed with a letter fom the hospital can do it on your behalf. But extrnding before hospital admission would be simplest. You will not be extending a visa, you will be extenfing your permission of stay.

It can be bought over the counter. Would need a large pharmacy to stock it though.

Is that the price at outside pharmacy? (Hospital pharmacies matk up costs).

Moved to the Wellness subforum.

There is no immigration check when leaving the US. Only thing that would prevent it would be if passport had been seized. This is sometimes done at arraignmrnt if the perdon is considered a flight risk but being "wanted" does not mean an arraignment took place. Likely he skipped the country before that occurred.

Do you subscribe to the 003 package? Might be necessary.

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An A1c of 6.0 - 6.2 is very good for a diabetic. Usual aim in management of diabetes is to stay below 7.0. OP with fruit it very much depends on what type of fruit and the quantity (half a kilo a day does sound rather a lot). Berries, apples, oranges are comparatively low on the glycemic index. You can google "glycemic index fruit " to compare. The form of the fruit matters, you talk about "mixed chopped fruit", I'm not sure what you mean by that, but fruit that has been processed will have less fiber (important to blood sugar regulation) and the more minced/chopped a piece of fruit is beforehand, the more rapidly its sugar will be released. Eating whole fruits would be better. Also matters what else you eat at the same time as this can affect the speed with which sugars are absorbed. If you are eating fruit by itself as your breakfast, not a great idea. Taken with greek yogurt or other foods that contain both protein and fat would be wiser. AS other poster suggested you can assess how specific foods sre affecting you by doing home blood test after meals. Thete is certainly no need to completely avoid all fruits but a half kilo of minced/chopped fruit every day at one sitting does seem excessive....and not consistent with the good original advice given by your doctor.

If you uave nouts of extetnal otitis it wouod be readily apparent to doctor (visible redness and inflammation) but I gather doctor did not see anything? Were you examined by doctor while this was going on? If all this is the case (examined by doctor while experiencing this, doctor saw no redness or inflammation) then best I can suggest is to rule out TMJ pain, which can occur around the ear. For that, this doctor: https://www.medparkhospital.com/en-US/doctors/dr-nattakarn-hosiriluck-dds If preferred she can also be seen at https://www.thantakit.com/ (Dental clinic) Or at Mahidol dental clinic

Some Imm offices refuse to accept online reports. Mine does (and not coincidentally demands a bribe to accept them in person).