Category: Announcements

There has been some extraordinarily good news for people living with, or caring for others who have Type 1 Diabetes! As of 2022-Jun-24, the Government of Canada CRA will offer a Disability Tax Credit of up to $1289 per year for every person with T1D with no questions asked – indefinitely into the future. Such […]

Petition calling on the BC Ministry of Health, Division of Pharmacare to: Remove the Pharmacare Deductible for Diabetes Drugs & Devices CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION AT CHANGE.ORG To: BC Ministry of Health, Division of Pharmacare Re: drugs & devices subject to Pharmacare deductible The undersigned request that the following life-sustaining drugs & devices […]

A Message From Dr. Elliott: I’m writing to share the momentous news that earlier today BC Pharmacare announced coverage of continuous glucose monitors, otherwise known as CGM. BC will thus join the Yukon territory, Quebec and Saskatchewan.  I trust that the other provinces & territories will quickly follow suit so that all Canadians can benefit […]

Big news today for the 200,000 British Columbians living with Type 2 diabetes who are overweight or who have a history of heart attack or stroke.  Today BC Pharmacare announced coverage of semaglutide (“Ozempic”), a once-a-week shot, for individuals living with Type 2 diabetes on oral medication alone (metformin & glyburide) or on insulin plus […]

BCDiabetes is committed to providing the highest quality diabetes care to all British Columbians. With the situation involving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) changing quickly, we reassure you that we are continuing to operate and provide services, while monitoring recommendations from the US CDC and Health Canada. However, we are also mindful of concerns that you might […]

Yesterday BC Minister of Health Adrian Dix announced Pharmacare coverage of the SGLT-2 inhibitor class represented by empagliflozin (Jardiance). Although BCDiabetes would have preferred that all three SGLT2 inhibitors on the Canadian market be covered, the long overdue announcement was most welcome news. Our readers will be aware of the long-running BCDiabetes advocacy campaign for […]

I began specialist diabetes practice in 1992 – with it began my lifetime mission to optimize care and improve outcomes for every British Columbian living with diabetes.  As my staff grew I realized that everything depended on teamwork – thus in 2005 was born BCDiabetes.   BCDiabetes, with its dedicated staff of 14, is now […]

BCDiabetes Medical Director, Dr. Tom Elliott, will be on CKNW radio! Dr. Tom Elliott will speak on John Daly’s radio show Back on the Beat this Saturday, 11:00 am about the benefits of CGM/Sensors, insulin pumps, and GLP-1 agonists. Dr. Tom Elliott will also speak about the new “Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy”. BCDiabetes is […]

2018-Oct-10 saw Health Canada approve the Medtronic 670G insulin pump, the first of its kind in Canada to support closed-loop functionality for basal insulin.  This innovation, the first step towards an artificial pancreas, is welcome news for every individual with diabetes who is an intensive insulin user (either a pumper or taking multiple daily shots). […]

Lead is a naturally occurring element present in soil and rock – as such lead enters the water supply by a process of leaching. Lead is easily mined and smelted & because it is soft and easily shaped lead was widely used by the ancients to make implements for eating and for drinking and for […]