Super Visa · Diabetes and heart conditions

Diabetes or a heart condition? They can still be covered.

Plans that cover stable pre-existing conditions can include diabetes, heart conditions and high blood pressure. The key is stability, and knowing exactly what to tell the insurer.

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6things to prepare before you buy
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Diabetes
Heart condition
Blood pressure
When stableCan be covered on plans with pre-existing cover
DiabetesHeart conditionsHigh blood pressureStable conditions can be coveredHonest answers protect your claimHelp in English, Hindi and Punjabi
How it works

Coverage comes down to three things

01 · THE PLAN

Choose pre-existing cover

Plans without pre-existing cover do not pay for emergencies caused by the condition. Plans with it can, if the condition is stable.

02 · STABILITY

No changes for a set period

The condition must be unchanged for the period in the policy, for example 90 or 180 days before the start date. It can depend on age.

03 · HONESTY

Answer every question fully

Missing or wrong answers to the health questions can lead to a denied claim or a cancelled policy.

By condition

What can affect stability?

Pick a condition to see common changes that can make it unstable, and what to have ready before you buy. The exact rules are in each plan’s policy wording.

Diabetes

Type 1 or type 2 diabetes managed with diet, tablets or insulin.

Changes that can affect stability

  • A new diabetes medication, or a change in dose, including insulin
  • New or worse symptoms or complications
  • A hospital or emergency visit related to blood sugar
  • New tests or a specialist referral for the diabetes

Have this ready

  • The names and doses of all diabetes medications
  • The date of the last medication or dose change
  • Recent visits, tests or referrals and their dates
Before you buy

Get ready in six steps

Having these at hand makes the health questions quick and accurate. Tap each one when it is done.

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Start with the medication list.

At a glance

Covered, or not covered?

A simple way to picture it. Your plan’s policy wording sets the exact terms.

Usually covered

  • A sudden emergency linked to the condition, on a plan with pre-existing cover, when the condition met the stability rules
  • A new emergency not related to the condition, such as a fall or an infection

Usually not covered

  • An emergency linked to the condition on a plan without pre-existing cover
  • An emergency linked to a condition that was not stable for the required period
  • Any claim affected by health information that was left out or answered wrongly
Questions

Your questions

Quick answers below. For anything about your own family, talk to an advisor.

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Yes. Plans with pre-existing cover can include diabetes if it has been stable for the plan’s required period. Plans without that cover are also available, but they do not pay for emergencies caused by the diabetes.

Yes. A change in medication or dose usually counts as a change in the condition and can restart the stability period. Check the plan’s definition of stable.

It depends on how long ago it was, what has changed since and each plan’s rules. Answer the health questions fully, and speak with an advisor to compare suitable plans.

Yes, if it existed before the policy start date. When well controlled with no recent changes, it can often be covered under a plan with pre-existing cover.

Super Visa insurance is emergency medical insurance. What it pays for is set out in the policy wording, so check the benefits section for your plan.

Peace of mind for their health.

Compare plans that cover stable pre-existing conditions, and let an advisor help with the health questions.

General information only, not advice for your situation. Coverage, definitions and refunds depend on each insurer’s policy wording, which always decides. Visitor Guard is a broker; insurers review and pay claims and refunds.