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Ontario Pledges $741 Million Against Diabetes, Including Funding Insulin Pumps for Type 1s
A Canadian province has taken a step in the treatment of diabetes that many in the United States hope would become the norm under a single-payer health system.
The provincial government of Ontario has announced it will spend $741 million over the next four years to combat diabetes, including paying the costs of insulin pumps for adults with type 1 diabetes.
The current number of Ontarians living with diabetes is 900,000 (the provincial population is 12.9 million)—a figure expected to increase to 1.2 million by 2010.
Plans call for the provincial government to purchase 1,300 insulin pumps by September, at a cost of about $7,000 each. The government will also cover the approximate $250-per-month cost of supplies for the pumps, not including insulin.
Officials have not said what criteria the province will use to determine eligibility for the pumps other than status as an adult with type 1. (People with type 1 account for 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed cases of the disease, which means that Ontario could have up to 90,000 residents—adults and children—with type 1.)
Ontario will also establish an online registry by next spring that will help diabetes patients track and manage their condition. Healthcare providers will be able to access the records.
Categories: Diabetes, Diabetes, Insulin, Insulin Pumps, International, Politics, Type 1 Issues
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Jul 25, 2008
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Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
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Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
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