Type 1 Diabetes Brag from One Touch & the CDA

Today, I rec'd my package from the Canadian Diabetes Association. They offer a one-time Compassionate Care program for Diabetics who need a little break from buying *very* expensive testing supplies. THANK YOU, kitkong for telling me about this program., and to the CDA for sending it to me!

Included in this package was a glucose meter, 300 lancets and 300 test strips. This should last me about 6 weeks!!
If anyone needs more info about this... please PM me and I can send you the link... :cheesygrin:

I would be interested in the link for my mother and a few friends.

I'd also love the link, my daughter is Type 1. Is this available for Type 2's as well, there are so many people who need to check their blood, but don't have benefits!

Sent PM XD

wow thats awesome!

i would be interested for my sister

Grats!!!! Guh! Tell me about how expensive this stuff is >.< glad that program is out there :D

oh wow, pming you now

I buy the strips all the time and they are expensive

Wow! Im pming you right now! My mother could surely use this!

I am interested in the link, my father will need this

Thank you for sharing this, I am insulin dependent type 2 and test often. I did call them about their new meter advertised on tv and they sent me a 15. dollar off coupon for it, I still can't afford it but it was a nice thought. They asked me a bunch of questions so be prepared for this might not be so easy to obtain.

Great to know. My fiancé is diabetic and we have great coverage right now, but if in the future we did find ourselves without health insurance between jobs, this would be a great resource. Thanks!

i would love the link as well. i have gestational diabetes and i know how expensive these things are. i'm lucky that i was given a meter for free from my dietician and i have coverage for my lancets and test strips through dh work. my mom and sister both have type 2 diabetes and i would love to give them the link to help them out too.

I am hoping i can keep being diet controlled as it reduces my risk of becoming diabetic full time once i have the baby. (as opposed to if i was on insulin) my Dr and dietician are both surprised and proud of me as they both thought i would be on insulin by 20 weeks and I'm about 30 weeks so far :)

Wow. What a wonderful thing for the company to do. Thanks for sharing this info OP.

Wow, great brag! My DD has been a Type 1 diabetic since the age of 2 (coming up on 15 years now) and I have been so fortunate to have had great medical coverage for the past 12 years. I remember how tough it was for the first couple of years. This is a great program for people without good health coverage.

Wow! Diabetic supplies are so expensive. What a great package.

oops... I kinda neglected this thread for awhile.

I have coverage.. but it's horrible! I only get back 70% of supplies... and the way I rip thru test strips (anywhere from 6 to 10 per day), it all adds up!

My doctor took me off Novo Rapid (fast acting insulin) because i was becoming resistant to it... and put me on Apidra. Instantly my sugars dropped, and I've kept them down. I'm now on less than half the dose I was on while on Novo Rapid. ...and that's a very good thing!

I'm kind of looking forward to my next Hb A1c!!! :excited:

would love the link for my mother...no benefits..so ya $$$$$$

thanks for the link..I sent my mom an email so hopefully she will get one too

Sweet!! Gotta love free!!!

I couldn't imagine having to pay full price for my testing strips and lancets! I'm glad they have this in place, it's so easy for forget not everyone has coverage.

Eta, saw that you have 70% coverage... thats not bad! I only have 80. Imagine paying full price!

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Originally Posted by Sally888

I couldn't imagine having to pay full price for my testing strips and lancets! I'm glad they have this in place, it's so easy for forget not everyone has coverage.

Eta, saw that you have 70% coverage... thats not bad! I only have 80. Imagine paying full price!

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No... I wouldn't imagine paying full price either. At least now... thanks to Smart Canucks... I've learned to buy D supplies at SDM during the 20x the points event! That certainly helps during the megs redemption!! ...and I've also redeemed for D supplies during the Mega event last December.

I was glad to see this program in place, also! :) ....so I shared!!!