Funding Announced for Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and Insulin Pumps

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Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga has announced that funding for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables will be available for people with type 1 diabetes from 1 October 2024.

“Free access to these devices will not only be life changing for thousands of New Zealanders living with Type I diabetes, it will also be lifesaving,” says Heather Verry, CEO of Diabetes New Zealand.

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