Health committee  Well, I'll give you an idea. Up until last year, I was still using a syringe and a vial. I was mixing my own insulin because I'm good at it and nobody else knew how to do it. It was $26 for a vial a year and a half ago, and for the cartridges, it was $133 for 10 days' supply. The first vial I remember using was $5.

Health committee  I can remember from last June to this June, it started at $18 for a vial and within six months it went up to $28.

Health committee  NovoRapid has been around.

Health committee  The stuff I'm on now is really expensive. I'm on Tresiba and Fiasp, and they are really pricey.

Health committee  Exactly.

Health committee  Yes, absolutely.

Health committee  For a long time.

Health committee  You know what? I'm terrified because I'm going to be 65, and at 65 they're not going to pay for the special insulin I need, the tailored stuff. They won't pay for needles again. Sixty-five isn't going to be good for me. They're going to claw back my CPP down to.... I'm going to live in a cardboard box underneath the Oshawa railway tracks because there's just nothing.

Health committee  Only if we receive it. It's all well and good to say that we'll be given money, but if I don't see it, it's not worth it. I need help right now. I can't wait.

Health committee  And I can't.

Health committee  Oh, I don't go to emerg.

Health committee  My doctor won't fill mine out. She said that I won't get it because I am diabetic. I had it before for other reasons, the cancer. This 14-hour idea, are you guys kidding me? It's 24-7, 365 days a year.

Health committee  Oh yes, I've done that. I do it all the time. I have to say, though, I have managed to beg enough that I'm doing pretty well for right now, but I never know when that's going to change. It depends on the mood of the doctor. The other problem I have is that I also ration pills.

Health committee  No, there's nothing.

Health committee  In urban centres such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, people with type 2 diabetes have access to everything. That's where all the money goes. In Oshawa, I have access to nothing, and the same is true in Sudbury and Barrie. If you are not in a—