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04-25-2008, 05:04 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada, Prince Edward Island
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| |  Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada
This was just announced- its kinda a big deal. I hope that more provinces in Canada move to something like this. Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada
or Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada
I am still not sure of the details or exactly how it works - But I think its a great step in the direction to help those of us with the D out.
I sometimes think how could anyone manage to keep good control if you did not have insurance to cover the cost of the test strips.
__________________ Mark K~
Type 1
Dx June 21st 2007
HbA1c
June 22, 2007 - 12.8
September 27, 2007 - 6.6
January 3, 2008 - 6.0
April 16, 2008 - 6.1
NovaRapid With Meals
Levemir at Bedtime
Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) 81 mg Daily
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04-25-2008, 05:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,038
| | | Right on! The CDA has lobbied hard here too.
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04-25-2008, 05:16 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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| | | Wow that's amazing. Nice to hear some good health care news for a change!
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04-27-2008, 05:56 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada, Prince Edward Island
Posts: 402
| | | Lets hope it turns out to be as good as it sounds.
I wonder what they are going to limit for testing a day ect?
I will keep you all posted.
I also hope that this gets looked at accross Canada eventually.
We all know the secret to good control is testing often - lets just hope that the Gov can be taught that as well.
__________________ Mark K~
Type 1
Dx June 21st 2007
HbA1c
June 22, 2007 - 12.8
September 27, 2007 - 6.6
January 3, 2008 - 6.0
April 16, 2008 - 6.1
NovaRapid With Meals
Levemir at Bedtime
Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) 81 mg Daily
Multivitamin
"Diabetes is for the intelligent and disciplined." |
04-27-2008, 08:27 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 1,215
| | That is good news and I also hope it catches on, but unfortunately, where you live in Canada does affect the cost and availability of health care 
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04-30-2008, 05:17 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Posts: 47
| | | 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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04-30-2008, 05:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mid-Missouri
Posts: 214
| | | Man, that awesome!!! I'm jealous. When will the jokers here in the US ever figure it out?
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