This document outlines Diabetes Canada’s policy position on the need for equitable access to diabetes devices and supplies across Canada. 

Diabetes Canada calls on the federal government and all provinces and territories to work together to design and fund a pharmacare program that truly works.

Access to these items depends as much on where someone lives in Canada as it does on income or health status.

People who are dependent on discontinued diabetes treatments should continue to have access to it, or a suitable alternative.

People with diabetes need access to medications, devices, education and care to prevent amputations.

People with diabetes need access to affordable, sufficient, safe and nutritious food.

People with diabetes need access to diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment to prevent or delay sight loss.

People living with diabetes should have access to the right care at the right time, and virtual care can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction with more efficient use of existing health-care dollars. 

The use of biosimilar insulins, which are similar to reference biologic drugs, produced by different manufacturers after the patents on the biologic drugs have expired.

People with diabetes should be offered education on the general risks of recreational cannabis use.

L’énoncé de position de Diabète Canada intitulé Recreational Cannabis Use in Adults and Adolescents With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes (en anglais seulement) présente un aperçu des données probantes les plus récentes sur les effets de l’usage de cannabis chez les Canadiennes et Canadiens vivant avec le diabète.

People affected by diabetes must be included in meaningful ways in research analysis and policy and program development.

Students with diabetes can thrive when they receive the right support. 

Most people with diabetes can drive safely when they receive adequate care.

People with diabetes can experience fulfilling employment when accommodated properly.

Diabetes Canada’s position statement on “People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan” gives an overview of the latest evidence about this annual religious tradition as it relates to diabetes.

L'énoncé de position de Diabète Canada sur "Les personnes vivant avec le diabète de type 1 ou de type 2 qui jeûnent pendant le ramadan" donne un aperçu des dernières données probantes sur cette tradition religieuse annuelle en ce qui a trait au diabète.

People with diabetes need access to adequate insurance coverage.

Diabetes Canada supports the use of language that will encourage positive interactions with people living with diabetes.

Diabète Canada soutient l'utilisation d'un langage qui encouragera les interactions positives avec les personnes vivant avec le diabète.

Diabetes Canada supports individualized care for each person living with diabetes or prediabetes as set out by their health-care team.

Diabète Canada croit que les personnes vivant avec le diabète devraient avoir accès aux meilleurs renseignements disponibles pour guider leurs choix en lien avec la gestion de leur diabète.

People should have the right to engage in diabetes self-care practices in public.

Diabetes Canada is committed to reducing the consumption of sugars.

People with diabetes would benefit from an enhanced tax credit system. 

Addressing the built environment benefits people living with prediabetes, diabetes, and diabetes-related complications.

Employer-delivered programs can be an effective opportunity for intervention to help employees living with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes improve their health outcomes.

Diabetes Canada’s policy statement on reimbursement of intermittently-scanned and real-time continuous glucose monitoring systems provides context on monitoring devices and reimbursement recommendations to payers.