Diabetes

• Pharmacare bill covering diabetes, birth control medications passes Senate

  The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes.

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  Oct 10
  
• B.C. signs pharmacare deal with Ottawa covering hormone therapy, diabetes drugs

  B.C. has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with Ottawa that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes expenses.

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  Sep 12
  
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• Eating processed meat daily linked to higher risk of Type 2 diabetes: study

  Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn't produce enough of it, leading to high blood sugar levels, according to Diabetes Canada.

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  Aug 23
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• Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug cuts diabetes risk, long-term study finds

  The three-year study of tirzepatide found adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight taking the drug weekly saw the risk of progression to diabetes lower by 94 per cent.

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  Aug 20
• 1st weekly insulin injection coming to Canada. How does it work?

  Awiqli, a weekly insulin injection, will soon become available in Canada, which doctors say will 'make life easier' for people living with diabetes.

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  Jun 19
• ‘Needle-free’: UBC develops oral insulin drops for diabetes patients

  Researchers at UBC's Li Lab have developed oral insulin drops that are placed under the tongue to be absorbed into the body, which could replace the need for insulin injections.

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  Jun 5
• Regina grandpa with diabetes teams up with grandson to hit the runway

  Bob Gawley and his grandson Nate both deal with type 1 diabetes. This weekend, the duo teamed up for a fashion show to raise money for kids dealing with diabetes.

  Canada

  May 11
• Diabetes medication Humalog faces shortage in Canada

  Eli Lilly has issued a warning regarding the shortage of an insulin product in both Canada and the U.S. that is expected to persist until mid-April.

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  Apr 5
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• Canada’s pharmacare bill has officially been introduced in Parliament

  The long-awaited pharmacare legislation is expected to be introduced Thursday, and the NDP says it contains a framework for a single-payer national program.

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  Feb 29
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• B.C. diabetics hoping for ‘life-changing’ coverage in new pharmacare bill

  Pharmacare legislation flowing from a deal between the federal Liberals and NDP is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons as early as Thursday or Friday.

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  Feb 28