If you have diabetes, get help paying for insulin pumps and some diabetes supplies when you qualify for the Assistive Devices Program.
If you have diabetes, you may qualify for financial assistance to pay for equipment and supplies through the Assistive Devices Program.
To qualify, you must:
We do not consider your income.
You do not qualify, if:
If you have type 1 diabetes and are not having success with multiple daily injections, we help cover the cost of insulin pumps and supplies used with them (such as infusion sets, cannulas).
If you have type 1 diabetes and meet the specific medical eligibility criteria, we provide coverage for a real-time continuous glucose monitoring system (sensors, transmitters and in some cases a receiver).
You can apply for a replacement pump if:
We do not cover costs to replace a lost pump or supplies or to repair pumps or supplies damaged through misuse or neglect.
As a result of the COVID‑19 outbreak, the ADP office is only accepting new applications for funding assistance via email and fax. Learn more about submitting an application.
Follow these steps to apply:
Use the table below to find a Diabetes Education Program for adults or children using the table below.
We aim to review your application within 2 to 4 weeks of receiving it.
If you order or buy the pump and supplies, or a real-time continuous glucose monitoring system before knowing our decision, and your application is denied, you will be responsible for the full cost.
You will receive a letter from us about the reason for the denial and how you can follow up, including appealing our decision.
If your application is approved, we’ll contact the insulin pump vendor or the real-time continuous glucose monitoring system vendor. They will contact you to let you know.
At the same time, for the insulin pump and the supplies, we’ll send you the first payment of $600 within 30 days of your application being approved.
For real-time continuous glucose monitoring systems, you will be eligible to begin receiving your supplies and if required the receiver.
If your application is not approved, you are advised to contact your health care team to discuss your next steps.
Payments for insulin pump supplies can be deposited directly into your bank account. Please fill out and submit the Application for Direct Bank Payment to the address on the form as soon as possible.
Otherwise you will receive payments by cheque through the mail.
You must renew with the ADP every year for insulin pump supplies.
We will send you a renewal letter near the anniversary date of your original application. Complete and mail the form to us as soon as possible after you receive it.
You must renew ADP coverage for the supplies used with a real-time continuous glucose monitoring system every 2 years. You are advised to keep track of when your two-year funding periods expires and contact your ADP -registered vendor before the expiry date to ensure the renewal form is completed and returned to the ADP .
As a result of the COVID‑19 outbreak, the ADP office is only accepting new applications for funding assistance via email and fax. Learn more about submitting an application.
If you are a senior (65+ years) who needs insulin every day and lives at home, you can apply for $170 annually to help pay for syringes and needles.
To apply, follow these steps:
If you do not have access to email, you can mail the completed application to:
Assistive Devices Program
5700 Yonge Street, 7 th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4K5
If you’re approved, we’ll send you $170 within 30 days of reviewing your application.
If your application is denied, you will receive a letter from us. The letter will tell you the reason for the denial and how you can follow up, including appealing our decision.
Your payment can be deposited directly into your bank account. Please fill out and submit the Application for Direct Bank Payment to the address on the form as soon as possible.
Otherwise you will receive your payment by cheque through the mail.
You must renew with the ADP every 2 years for syringes and needles.
We will send you a renewal letter near the anniversary date of your original application. Complete and return the form to us as soon as possible.
Find out if you qualify and how to apply for help paying for diabetic testing supplies through the Ontario Monitoring for Health Program.