Darcel Lidd didn't want to die. Her mother says she is certain of that. What she wanted, Miriam Lidd says, was help assistance not readily available in her community on Labrador's northern coast.
Newfoundland and Labrador is hiring a handful of physician assistants for a pilot project that aims to lead to widespread use of the health-care profession already working in many other provinces.
Dr. Heather Power says the province covering the cost of continuous glucose monitors will greatly benefit diabetes care and the lives of youth with diabetes in Newfoundland and Labrador.