The Society for Diabetic Rights
The Society for Diabetic Rights was founded in 2003 to work for and represent
the interests of people with diabetes who need or want natural animal insulin
products.
The Society is committed to:
- Defend the rights of Canadian diabetics to obtain safe, natural
animal-sourced insulin at reasonable cost
- Work for and encourage diabetics in Canada to work for access to a secure
and safe supply of domestically-produced beef and pork insulin
- Monitor and report adverse drug reactions experienced by diabetics in
Canada and make this information available to health professionals, patient
groups and diabetics either directly or through groups such as PharmaWatch
- Lobby federal and provincial governments for effective and on-going
post-market surveillance and follow-up on insulin products released to the
Canadian market
- Lobby for stronger regulations governing clinical trials, including the
establishment of an external advisory committee composed of both health care
professionals and consumers who meet in public to discuss all diabetes drugs
under consideration for approval by Health Canada
- Lobby Parliament for continued price regulation on insulin and other
necessary supplies such as syringes, pens, glucose monitoring devices and test
strips
- Link with international organizations whose objectives complement or
support those of the Society
- Raise awareness among physicians, pharmacists, diabetes educators, health
professionals and the general public about animal insulin and the need to
maintain a secure supply
- Provide background information about companies that produce insulin and
other diabetic supplies, as well as their marketing strategies.
Who Are We?
Colleen Fuller - Founder and President
Brenda Johnson
Florence Arsenault
The
Society For Diabetic Rights