Health committee  Thank you very much for the question. I agree that diabetes is a very expensive disease to manage. I think there are points in time, with respect to insurance coverage, when it can be more costly. This bill will help the uninsured and the under-insured significantly. As I've stated, insulin is required to stay alive.

Health committee  First, thank you very much for the question and for bringing this area into focus. I agree. It is critical that patients have access to the medications and devices they need. For type 1 diabetes, this is a matter of life or death. They don't have a choice. Think of insulin as being like air.

Health committee  First, it's very nice to see you again, and thank you—

Health committee  I'm sorry. First, thank you for the question. I agree about the special devices fund. It is critical that we get this right. Access to continuous glucose monitors for people with diabetes is so critical. It improves health outcomes, and it actually reduces complications. It will reduce our long-term health care costs if we can get better access to continuous glucose monitors for Canadians.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm honoured to be here. Good afternoon, members of the committee. My name is Jessica Diniz, and I'm the president and CEO of JDRF Canada. JDRF is the world's largest charity focused on accelerating research to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes and its complications, as well as helping to make life better every day for the people who live with it.