DiabetesAdvocacy

 

An online community dedicated to advocacy, education, and assistance for those living with Diabetes 

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Priceless

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Cost of one day in Intensive Care...$6000

Cost of limb amputation....$70,000

Cost of one year of renal dialysis...$74,000

Cost to Health Care System.....$5 billion annually

Cost of the lives of over 2.5 million Canadians....

PRICELESS

The cost of complication of diabetes are incredible but the value of the lives effected by this disease are priceless! Please help now rather than pay those high costs later.

Cost of ketone strips....$15

Cost of emergency glucose stores...$500

Cost to test blood glucose levels on a daily basis...$2520

Tricia's life....PRICELESS

 

Glucose....$50

Insulin......$770

Blood Glucose Testing...$1900

Pump Supplies....$2325

Gail's Life...PRICELESS

 

Infusion Sets                                          $2530.18

Cartridges                                                  $450.00

Test Strips                                                $3066.00

Ketone Strips                                                $18.00

Insulin                                                          $753.90

Glucagon                                                      $300.00

Replacement Pump Cases 2/year              $50.00

 

Total                                                             $7168.08

 

Jessica's Life.....PRICELESS

 

Insulin Pump   $6200
Glucagon           $320
Test Strips       $2920
Lancets             $ 584
Combo Sets      $1764
Elma Cream       $384

Total                $12,172   

 
Kaitlyn alive to watch ships in the Halifax Harbour on a summer day...PRICELESS

 

Insulin Pump supplies...$2600

Insulin, syringes, and test strips...$4260

Insulin Pump....$6000

Keeping Liam alive......PRICELESS         

 

 

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Last modified:
February 10, 2008