| I found the quote from the PEI Budget speech,
"Madame Speaker, another vital area of the health care system revolves around treatment and medication.
One area of increasing concern is the growing prevalence of diabetes, and the treatment cost borne by many Islanders.
Based on that understanding, Government is extremely pleased to announce that commencing in the Fall of 2008, diabetic strips for insulin-dependent Islanders will be covered as a public service.
The details of this coverage will be designed in close collaboration with health care professionals and the Canadian Diabetes Association.
The Fall start-up will allow for adequate program development. It will also allow the results of a national panel on diabetes and blood glucose testing to be released this summer to help determine the required scope of daily testing.
This new initiative is an investment of $1.5 million in 2008-2009 in the health of thousands of Islanders."
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Chris
Dx'ed Nov/2007
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