Ohip

[trimmer21]

How do you prove that you have Diabetes? I don't have anything except my medication.

All Optometrists can get a diagnosis confirmation from your Doctor with your permission. Opthamologists are MD's. As such,as specialists,they have access to all your health records.

[Fisherman]

Also I am diabetic nobody told me I should get my eyes tested. I have been wearing Dollarama glasses for about 10 years now (2.5) they work fine but without them I cannot read at all. I keep thinking my eyes are getting worse at one time I could read a bit without them now all I see is a blurr.

Don't put off the test, if it gets bad, you can go blind and there's no coming back from that.

[Fisherman]

Mine runs around 5.5 to 6.5 on the average day, sometimes higher in the morning. When I drop, I get the shakes, sweats, headache, tingly legs and blurry vision. When I sense that, a quick stab confirms I'm below 5.0 and have gone as low as 3.7, faceplant and wake up a few minutes later. A semi ripe banana around morning coffee keeps me steady. Getting rid of white rice, white bread, even the so called whole wheat is garbage.

[Gilroy]

These were taken away in early 2000 actually around 2004. I didn't realize Ford was the leader in 2004.'

My research indicates the the cancer screening was previously covered and that was changed under the Ford government. As well as many other tests.

• Travel medicine, travel vaccine advice
• Physiotherapy (reduced/removed over the years: 1990's, 2004, 2005, 2013)
• Chiropractor
• Other health providers: massage therapy, naturopaths, acupuncture, osteopath
• Eye exams and vision services by an optometrist
• Dental work by a dentist
• Ambulance rides
• Cosmetic services
• Earwax syringe (removed Oct 1, 2019)
• Urine pregnancy tests (removed Oct 1, 2019)
• Pre-operative assessments (removed Oct 1, 2019)
• Sinus x-rays (removed Oct 1, 2019)
• Cardiac HOLTER (removed Oct 1, 2019)

De-listed Services from OHIP (getwellclinic.ca)

“Doug Ford’s Conservatives have appeared to quietly cancel a number of OHIP covered tests including cancer screenings which now cost $86,” the tweet read.


Ontario Ministry of Health says there are no changes to OHIP-covered blood tests (citynews.ca)