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Info – The History of a Wonderful Thing We Call Insulin
The History of a Wonderful Thing We Call Insulin Since the dawn of time, we have searched for ways to make life easier for us. The modern age has given us some amazing technological advances—what we would do without the internet, our iPhones or high-speed travel? For many people, surviving…
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Full funding announced for continuous Type 1 diabetes management systems
The Yukon government will now fund continuous glucose monitoring systems for Type 1 diabetics after local advocates began asking for donations from businesses to make up for a lack of government coverage. “We recognize the challenges Yukoners and families who live with Type 1 diabetes face on a daily basis…
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How one IndyCar driver turned his type 1 diabetes into an advantage
Like most of us, 2020 hasn’t exactly gone to plan for IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball. Here in July, we should already be midway through the season. But the sport only waved the green flag in early June, starting a condensed 14-race season that wraps up—hopefully—in Florida in October. It promises…
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Finance Committee’s Budget Recommendations Positive for Canadians with Diabetes
TORONTO, March 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JDRF Canada, the leading global funder of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, welcomes the release of the Standing Committee on Finance’s report and its recommendations to address the diabetes epidemic. We particularly welcome its recommendation that the government support the development of a…
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New nasal spray launched in Canada to combat hypoglycemic shock in diabetics
A new Canadian-made medication could help people with diabetes who have gone into hypoglycemic shock. Baqsimi is a nasal spray contains three milligrams of glucagon. It differs from previously-available glucagon treatments for hypoglycemic shock, or extremely low blood sugar, because it does not need to be mixed. Lilly Canada, the…
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Glucose monitoring technology ‘life or death’ for type 1 diabetes
Like every other kid nowadays, Ava Everson loves her gadgets. But not for their entertainment value. To the eight-year-old Niagara Falls girl, the gadgets she wears and holds can be life-saving technology. Ava has type 1 diabetes, a chronic, dangerous disease that can cause wild swings in blood glucose levels…
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Dexcom G6 IS OUT IN CANADA!
Finally! You can now order the Dexcom G6 at their website! Yay Canada!
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Americans with diabetes face an insulin crisis – but Canada is no paradise, either
This is an opinion piece in The Globe & Mail Jan Hux is the president and CEO of Diabetes Canada. Canadians have so much to be proud of in their history, and one part of that proud heritage is that this is the birthplace of insulin – a hormone discovered…
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Bernie Sanders leads caravan into Canada to purchase cheaper insulin with American prices rising
Windsor, Ontario (CNN)The Democratic primary campaign trail took a detour north of the border Sunday, when Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led a group of roughly a dozen people with Type I diabetes into Canada to purchase insulin for a fraction of the price they would be charged in the United…
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Families Cross Borders in Search for Affordable Insulin
July 18, 2019 — Like many Americans, Lija Greenseid comes home with souvenirs when she visits other countries for work or vacation. Greenseid brings home insulin. Israel, Italy, Germany, Greece, Taiwan and Canada — all countries where she’s bought insulin for her 13-year-old daughter at a fraction of the price…
