Health committee  It's a very good question. Unfortunately, necessity is becoming the motherhood of invention. Given the increasing rates of diabetes, the food industry has had to be more reactive to the community. We're partnering with the food community to try to develop diabetes-friendly optio

Health committee  Out of interest, we had a diabetes screening booth on the Hill in December. We had about 140 of your colleagues come through. I can't disclose how it went, obviously, but we provided a lot of important information to a lot of people who came through that booth and who were unawar

Health committee  I'd just add that in our presentation you will note that Alberta and B.C., which traditionally have lower rates, are going to have the highest increase in diabetes. That's because their population is aging. I say to all my cohorts from Nova Scotia who moved to Alberta 20 years ag

Health committee  They do include type 1 and type 2. What they don't include is gestational, and we're seeing a marked increase in gestational diabetes across the country. In fact our association is looking at lowering the threshold for that because of certain factors. It also doesn't include the

Health committee  I'm just here for good luck.

Health committee  Please go ahead. Thank you.

Finance committee  That's right. A number of provinces don't--New Brunswick, Alberta. Some other provinces don't cover some of the recommended medications under the clinical practice guidelines of the Canadian Diabetes Association. In fact, the average is that about 14 out of 30 of the medications

Finance committee  --that will end up costing the government more.

Finance committee  Yes. In the past, the Canadian Diabetes Association and many other health-care-based associations have supported the call for a catastrophic drug coverage program to ensure that people living with diabetes, for example, don't face catastrophic costs due to their illness. Formular

Finance committee  We would encourage the federal government, in their negotiations with the provinces, to take that into account and ensure that provinces can at least provide a comparable level of service across the country.

Finance committee  It's 67%.

Finance committee  I would say that Alberta currently has the lowest prevalence rates in the country. The government there has done a lot of things to support people with diabetes. What's happened is that we have a growing and aging population in Alberta, and we have a different ethnic mix. In fact

Finance committee  Exactly--limb amputation, heart attack, stroke, and blindness. That's where the government needs to focus over the next decade, making sure those people stay healthy. Otherwise, this not only threatens the sustainability of our health care systems across Canada.... We'll be in

Finance committee  First of all, cost--it's deferred taxes. We've adopted Imagine Canada's recommendation, and we've estimated it would cost the government about $20 million incrementally. However, the benefit to our society is tenfold. The impact would be $200 million in terms of things that vario

Finance committee  Good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the committee's pre-budget consultations. I wish I were here to report better news about the fight against diabetes. However, that is not the case. Today, three million Canadians are living with diabetes. Diabetes rat