The Saskatchewan Party says, if re-elected, it will help with the cost of living with diabetes by expanding the Saskatchewan Insulin Pump Program and covering the cost of Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems for children under 18.
The current pump program covers the cost of insulin pumps and supplies for Saskatchewan residents under the age of 25 with Type 1 Diabetes. Eliminating the age restriction and expanding the program to cover all ages is expected to benefit about 400 individuals.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems are a relatively new technology that allows users, and those they share the information with like parents and caregivers, to monitor glucose levels in real-time throughout the day and receive the information via technology like smart phones.
The incremental cost of the two programs is expected to be about $4.6 million per year, with slightly higher costs for the Pump Program during the initial expansion.
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