Disability tax credit for type 1 persons with diabetes.

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Permalink Reply by Stacey Woods on September 4, 2009 at 3:51pm

I have recently applied and been accepted for the tax credit. I too live in Ontarion and had no problems. As some earlier posters had commented on the pump I'd also like to mention that I recieved my pump under the ADP which is awsome to not have to worry about the cost of the pump and then the fact that they give money to help pay for the supplies. You do need to be diligent about keeping all reciepts as they do ask for them and you also need to reapply every year to continue to recieve the quarterly payments. Which means you have to keep up with your end of the deal or you loose your funding. That means you need to test and record, keep all your appointments and maintain an A1C of at least 10% or under.

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Permalink Reply by Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) on September 9, 2009 at 6:43am

Really - the A1C is 10% or under Stacey? I have a god son in Ottawa - who was refused the pump thru' ADP because of his current A1C being 9%. They've told him to lower it below 7% and then for him to apply again (he's only 8). I am surprised, actually shocked that they wouldn't stipulate a lower A1C they 10%.

Anyway, my god son's Mum has decided to stick to needles for now - she's not interested in the pump. I have yet to show them the advantages up close and personal of pumping, especially for a child.

Anna from Montreal - FatCatAnna at The Trials and Tribulations of a Diabetic

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Permalink Reply by Michael Park on September 7, 2009 at 10:57am

As much as I realize it's necessary to buff up the numbers to represent how much time diabetes actually fills in our lives, I can't help but laugh to think about it taking ten minutes to test.
With gentle mockery of this whole disability application process, I present the breakdown of the 10 minute glucose test:

2 min- handwashing
30 sec- hand drying
10 sec- alcohol swab to kill any bacteria from the hand drying
30 sec- dry time
20 sec- change lancet ('cause you know we ALL do that, everytime!)
10 sec- insert test strip
10 sec- check coding on machine against strip vial
30 sec- perform control solution test to verify meter accuracy
10 sec- insert test strip
10 sec- check coding on machine against strip vial
20 sec- finding an unused area on the finger flesh
10 sec- align and activate lancing device
10 sec- squeeze finger gently to form the perfect blood drop
10 sec- apply blood to strip
10 sec- wait for results
3 min 30 sec- evaluate self worth based on the results
20 sec- record results in logbook
30 sec- safely dispose of lancet and used test strip

Wow, even in that, 10 seconds (my minimum time segment) was an exaggeration!
Enjoy, and take care!

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Permalink Reply by Roland on September 7, 2009 at 11:35am

That is an excellent breakdown Michael. I do feel that you forgot the most time consuming part of the test though - The 5 to 15 minutes of searching for where you left your meter the last time you tested.
Have a good day,
Roland

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Permalink Reply by Serena Richardson on September 17, 2009 at 10:45pm

You might also consider the added bonus seconds of having to repeat half of the process because of a useless test strip!

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Permalink Reply by Samantha Seltenrich on September 29, 2009 at 8:55pm

lol, I love "3 min 30 sec- evaluate self worth based on the results"

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Permalink Reply by nel peach on September 29, 2009 at 9:23pm

Hi Micheal ....quite a breakdown ;-) ; my goodness I don't even use an alcohol swab( one does not have to ) ...and seriously : don't forget to wipe first blood drop , than obtain the BEST one .Probably a " silly" question for you : how often do you test ?? My past GP , who is/was known for NOT signing the declaration , when I told him : I poke at least 10-12 times daily , answered : don't you think that is excessive ? ...he did not have many type 1 patients then and has one less now. Be well ...

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Permalink Reply by Gus Pearson on November 8, 2009 at 5:24am

As I went down through all the comments for your Posting Nel that there are more in favor than disagree. But it is true that with all the cost for meds and supplies (for me if I had to pay for all would be over 1,300 dollars a month) that ANY tax credit would be beneficial to over ride the cost. Lets be glad that we can recoup the some credits so we can at least put food on our tables in 2010.

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Permalink Reply by Gus Pearson on November 8, 2009 at 5:28am

If the government is willing to give tax credits for the cost of treatment for Diabetes, then lets go ahead and get those credits in 2010 and put food on our tables. It is compensation well deserved on both sides of the boarder.

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