Health committee  It's type 1.5.

Health committee  My name is Charlene Lavergne. I have been living with type 1.5 or type 2 diabetes. Nobody knows what I am because of various.... I have no thyroid, so I have some other issues. I go with type 2 diabetes because it's easier for everybody all around. It's not easier for me, but it'

Health committee  That's fine.

Health committee  In urban centres such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, people with type 2 diabetes have access to everything. That's where all the money goes. In Oshawa, I have access to nothing, and the same is true in Sudbury and Barrie. If you are not in a—

Health committee  There is absolutely nothing. As I said, it takes a year to be accepted by a clinic that treats everyone. It takes hours to get there. There are no doctors. If you don't organize yourself, you get sick. I haven't been to the hospital in three years because I took my time and take

Health committee  There are no services for health problems in general.

Health committee  That's right. My sister lives in Cobourg, and when she has to go to Oshawa to see a doctor there, she has to travel an hour and a half. It doesn't make sense.

Health committee  I have a family doctor, but it takes two or three months to get an appointment.

Health committee  No, there's nothing.

Health committee  Get ready for this. Because I'm such a wacko diabetic, I take probably 260 units of insulin per day, plus an enhancer, plus oral medication. Then you need your statins, and if you have an antibiotic, because we catch every bug going by, it's constant. It's approximately $1,000.

Health committee  And I can't.

Health committee  Oh, I don't go to emerg.

Health committee  My doctor won't fill mine out. She said that I won't get it because I am diabetic. I had it before for other reasons, the cancer. This 14-hour idea, are you guys kidding me? It's 24-7, 365 days a year.

Health committee  Oh yes, I've done that. I do it all the time. I have to say, though, I have managed to beg enough that I'm doing pretty well for right now, but I never know when that's going to change. It depends on the mood of the doctor. The other problem I have is that I also ration pills.

Health committee  Only if we receive it. It's all well and good to say that we'll be given money, but if I don't see it, it's not worth it. I need help right now. I can't wait.