The Canadian Diabetes Association regularly meets and consults with patients, family members, healthcare providers and others like you from across the country, so that we can provide current and accurate information about the burden of diabetes in Newfoundland and Labrador. We listen to your stories and discuss the most important issues you face.

Once the election in Newfoundland and Labrador was called, we contacted the parties and asked them how they will address your needs by asking these key questions:

1. What would your party do to address the burden of diabetes in Newfoundland and Labrador?
2. What would your party do to ensure that people living with diabetes in the province do not face undue financial hardship due to managing their disease?
3. In what way will your party work towards ensuring that the province’s upcoming comprehensive diabetes strategy includes a broad-based healthy weights strategy, a targeted populations-at-risk strategy and a diabetes secondary prevention strategy?
4. What will your party do to help ensure that all people living with type 1 diabetes in the province have affordable access to insulin pumps, where medically prescribed?
5. How would your party work towards increasing investment in key diabetes programs and services to support people living with the disease?