Diabetes educator Annette Parkes-Considine calls for health care concession cards for people with type 1 diabetes who are out of pocket thousands of dollars for care

Anita Beaumont
April 22 2022 - 3:00pm
Concessions: Diabetes educator and nurse, Annette Parkes-Considine, is advocating for health care concession cards for adults with type 1 diabetes to make their life-long need for medications and treatments more affordable.
Concessions: Diabetes educator and nurse, Annette Parkes-Considine, is advocating for health care concession cards for adults with type 1 diabetes to make their life-long need for medications and treatments more affordable.

ADVOCATES are celebrating the commitment of both major political parties to provide subsidised access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for all people living with type 1 diabetes, but diabetes educator Annette Parkes-Considine would like to see the support go one small step further.

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Anita Beaumont

Anita Beaumont

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Anita Beaumont is a health and general news reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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