http://gopetition.com/signatures/all-australians-with-type-1-diabetes-should-receive-a-health-care-card-for-life.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24494227?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:40:24 UTC 24494227 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24401753?utm_medium=rss I support a health care card for all Type 1 diabetics

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:34:08 UTC 24401753 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24401557?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:26:44 UTC 24401557 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24381697?utm_medium=rss All type one diabetics should get a health cars card. I'm spending between 250 to 400 dollars a month on medication...

]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2023 09:12:41 UTC 24381697 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24304983?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:39:18 UTC 24304983 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24242293?utm_medium=rss If the Govt wants to save money on Health..this is a no brainier and appalling that it is not the norm. Young people moving out of home, pregnancy and every day activities, is affected by Type 1 diabetes. They deserve the right to their best health potential and should not be discriminated purely because a bureaucrat decides Type 1 stops at 16.

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:09:28 UTC 24242293 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24239103?utm_medium=rss I agree with the claim that Type 1 diabetics should be able to access a health care card

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:50:48 UTC 24239103 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24232380?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:11:50 UTC 24232380 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24224389?utm_medium=rss We can not afford the insulin for my son now he's 16.

]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 02:27:17 UTC 24224389 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24176991?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Sep 2021 02:49:47 UTC 24176991 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24114840?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 May 2021 07:39:40 UTC 24114840 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24114833?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 May 2021 07:24:13 UTC 24114833 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24082359?utm_medium=rss I work full time but I’m on Centrelink Job seeker payments because I don’t earn enough to pay the full retail price for my medical supplies. It’s depressing

]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:48:22 UTC 24082359 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24077638?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Apr 2021 12:14:38 UTC 24077638 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24063615?utm_medium=rss My son is 22. The cost of CGM’s has just increased dramatically. It now costs over $100 for a sensor that lasts just seven days. My son is currently ineligible for a HCC, yet is a low income earner. We can no longer afford this life saving equipment. Please do something to help families of Type 1 diabetics!

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:24:45 UTC 24063615 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039919?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:59:37 UTC 24039919 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039907?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:51:42 UTC 24039907 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039177?utm_medium=rss My grandson is a type 1 diabetic and it would be beneficial if he had the support of care having a health care card for the rest of his life to ensure he could afford to take care of himself

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:10:28 UTC 24039177 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039172?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:02:22 UTC 24039172 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039162?utm_medium=rss No type 1 diabetic should pay full price for supplies.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:51:22 UTC 24039162 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24039090?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:49:38 UTC 24039090 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038492?utm_medium=rss Please give all type 1 diabetics a HCC for life

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 01:14:35 UTC 24038492 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038453?utm_medium=rss My daughter is 15 and has been a Type 1 diabetic for 3 years. I am absolutely fearful for her life and long term health implications since discovering that she will have to fund full price insulin, BGL strips, her cgm sensors and transmitters from the age of 21. That’s only in 6 years and I have been hearing about others with the disease that often almost die from not being able to monitor and treat their diabetes once they no longer qualify for the subsidies. Please help us rectify this grossly unfair system for people that want to take care of their health, to be less of a burden on the health care system and to be able to live a full life and contribute to our economy by being in the best health they can be.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:05:18 UTC 24038453 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038445?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:51:28 UTC 24038445 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038359?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:50:01 UTC 24038359 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038351?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:39:36 UTC 24038351 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038344?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:18:30 UTC 24038344 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038342?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:11:34 UTC 24038342 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038336?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:06:54 UTC 24038336 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038327?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:46:27 UTC 24038327 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038323?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:36:58 UTC 24038323 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038320?utm_medium=rss It saddens me to know that our young people especially, don’t have access to a lifetime HCC. It is disgusting to know working full time adults can spend 1-2 days of their wage to pay for insulin and medical costs to stay the healthiest type1, they can be.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:35:22 UTC 24038320 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038319?utm_medium=rss I fear the day my son turns 16 and how we will afford to keep him alive. Perfectly healthy and capable member of society otherwise but this limits his future and opportunities.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:32:10 UTC 24038319 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24038315?utm_medium=rss All type 1 diabetics should be given health care card for life!!!
It was never anything they did to cause this horrible life threatening illness.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:25:12 UTC 24038315 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23712281?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:43:15 UTC 23712281 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23708533?utm_medium=rss All Type 1 Diabetics should be entitled to a Health Care card to enable them to be able to access necessary medical needs affordably.

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:15:38 UTC 23708533 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23603116?utm_medium=rss Having a son with type 1 diabetes diagnosed since the age of 14 and gratefully n0w 22 years of age and personally working in the healthcare system, at times seeing repeating drug-affected people with a health care card is contradicting and such a contrast and makes me question more so why can't a type 1 diabetic that has an autoimmune disease for life automatically qualify for a health care card? It makes no sense and defies logic. Although substance abuse affected people need help from the healthcare system for medical interventions also, so too does a type 1 diabetic. I 100% agree with this article. If a type 1 diabetic does not have a HCC then this could potentially put them at further risk of noncompliance with their medications due to insulin high costs and other social cost factors. Considering the cost of medication increases over time. This further results in putting a type 1 diabetic's life at further risk for the keyword 'effective management'. I see this evidence in the healthcare system with a variety of ages of type 1 diabetics, affected for these exact reasons. The Commonwealth legislation needs to reconsider and reassess taking all these valid facts as per above and mentioned in the article. Thank you for this article I only hope the Commonwealth legislation changes in favour of type 1 diabetics having automatic ownership of HCC and adapts to the reality out there in society.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 01:11:12 UTC 23603116 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23566173?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:05:17 UTC 23566173 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23539941?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2020 05:08:54 UTC 23539941 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23497089?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Mar 2020 01:33:19 UTC 23497089 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23494803?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:45:29 UTC 23494803 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23482232?utm_medium=rss As a type 1 insulin dependant diabetic since 2 years old I am outraged that this 'health care card' is not automatically renewed considering type 1 diabetes mellitus is NOT curable (like type 2 patients who effectively give themselves the disease by eating shit food) and is terminal!! Upwards of $400AUD for a few vials of life-dependant medicine every month or so!? OUTRAGEOUS! Do we really live in a 'first world country' here in Australia or not!?

]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2020 03:11:01 UTC 23482232 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23479288?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Mar 2020 12:14:43 UTC 23479288 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23478544?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Mar 2020 05:48:59 UTC 23478544 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23469498?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:22:27 UTC 23469498 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23467689?utm_medium=rss People with Type 1 diabetes have enormous ongoing health care costs. They need support in order to keep pace with the additional financial burden imposed on them for eye care and equipment to monitor and correct their blood glucose levels. It's time this was recognised.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:47:35 UTC 23467689 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23455741?utm_medium=rss I am a type 1 diabetic of 15 years and I no longer receive a health care card because I’m no longer a student and work full time. Yet the cost of insulin is expensive

]]> Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:55:48 UTC 23455741 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23451216?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2020 11:35:30 UTC 23451216 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23423727?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:57:54 UTC 23423727 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23408846?utm_medium=rss my son is an adult type 1 diabetic and not having a healthcare card after 16 is absurd - the disease is for life

]]> Fri, 3 Jan 2020 09:33:42 UTC 23408846 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23406766?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:19:44 UTC 23406766 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23406658?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:26:01 UTC 23406658 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23390551?utm_medium=rss My 10 year old grandson has type 1 diabetes. How can a family afford diabetic medication, special food, etc, etc. after they turn 16. If a Health Care Card it not given. These children will suffer from chronic diseases later on, with a huge cost to the Govt. My daughter is obsessed with keeping her son well, so checks his glucose levels several times during the night, which leaves her totally exhausted during the day. She was planning on returning to work when her son was diagnosed, but can't in the foreseeable future. T1D is an enormous burden on a family. It is a 24/7 job. He is a very intelligent child, but worries me how it will affect his academic ability in the future. My daughter and her husband, to have an evening out, they pay a Diabetic Carer $250 to watch his glucose levels. Many people over 16, if not given a Health Care Card will not
take proper care of themselves, as it is a huge expense.

]]> Thu, 5 Dec 2019 12:16:09 UTC 23390551 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23362618?utm_medium=rss My son has type 1 and I am going to struggle being able to pay for his medical requirements once he has finished studying. Why would you put his life at risk by simply not granting him a life long health care card?

]]> Fri, 8 Nov 2019 09:17:34 UTC 23362618 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23352495?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:16:26 UTC 23352495 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23264080?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Oct 2019 01:33:23 UTC 23264080 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23242599?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Sep 2019 08:37:35 UTC 23242599 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23233344?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Sep 2019 03:48:19 UTC 23233344 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23217454?utm_medium=rss Insulin keeps people alive and well and it is vital for all families with teens and children should be entitled to a helath care card

]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2019 06:25:03 UTC 23217454 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23214914?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:48:00 UTC 23214914 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23078128?utm_medium=rss My little sister has been type 1 diabetic since she was two years old. She is now almost twenty and should have the right to a healthcare card in order to help her afford her insulin and blood sugar monitoring equipment.

]]> Fri, 24 May 2019 07:35:48 UTC 23078128 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22965483?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Apr 2019 09:21:54 UTC 22965483 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22860153?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Mar 2019 01:28:44 UTC 22860153 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22839276?utm_medium=rss my daughter is a 17 year old first year university student. I fear for her not being able to financially support this life lasting and life threatening condition. Type 1 Diabetes is a manageable condition but it is tough - please ease the struggle by relieving the cost to the individual. Why should they be disadvantaged twice?

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2019 03:33:40 UTC 22839276 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22803973?utm_medium=rss PLEASE give our Type 1 Diabetics a break. Life is stressful enough without worrying about how they will pay for their Insulin. They don't have a choice to say "nah I don't feel like taking my insulin this week". THERE IS NO CHOICE.

]]> Mon, 4 Feb 2019 07:34:57 UTC 22803973 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22627614?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Nov 2018 08:03:57 UTC 22627614 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22627613?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Nov 2018 08:01:55 UTC 22627613 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22627612?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Nov 2018 08:00:24 UTC 22627612 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22617758?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:43:31 UTC 22617758 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22615469?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Nov 2018 07:02:12 UTC 22615469 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22615440?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:15:01 UTC 22615440 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22419694?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:16:14 UTC 22419694 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22418389?utm_medium=rss For many years my income was just above the threshold for a Health Care Card. The costs involved to live and manage diabetes was a significant cost.

]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2018 08:29:09 UTC 22418389 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22410665?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:32:57 UTC 22410665 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22292960?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Jul 2018 12:32:34 UTC 22292960 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22279838?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:40:31 UTC 22279838 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22279194?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:03:12 UTC 22279194 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22279182?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:55:04 UTC 22279182 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22272548?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Jul 2018 11:47:40 UTC 22272548 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22272313?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Jul 2018 09:46:51 UTC 22272313 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22270000?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Jul 2018 06:21:14 UTC 22270000 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22265299?utm_medium=rss I have known this girl since she was 9 years old. She is lovely and sweet. Do not let her die.

]]> Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:50:18 UTC 22265299 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22264216?utm_medium=rss Australia, don't become America!

]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2018 04:59:10 UTC 22264216 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22246116?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:43:17 UTC 22246116 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22225015?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Jun 2018 03:12:41 UTC 22225015 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22199483?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 May 2018 03:10:28 UTC 22199483 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22185338?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 May 2018 10:39:37 UTC 22185338 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22143067?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:09:51 UTC 22143067 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22121351?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Apr 2018 11:44:25 UTC 22121351 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22090628?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Mar 2018 05:18:56 UTC 22090628 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22083258?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:29:21 UTC 22083258 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22081190?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Mar 2018 06:33:47 UTC 22081190 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22077578?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Mar 2018 09:10:19 UTC 22077578 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22077541?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Mar 2018 07:35:36 UTC 22077541 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22074519?utm_medium=rss The cost of my diabetes for my family is extremely distressing, especially since I have started continuous glucose monitoring at $137 per week with Dexcom on top of all my other medical expenses. It's the only cgm that works for me and is allowing me to finally gain control of my diabetes and be alerted to my hypoglycemic episodes after 38 years living with type one diabetes. I only use about three finger blood tests strips per day so why can I not now have the government subsidy that is applied to the finger sticks applied also to the cgm sensors? Freestyle Libre is not accurate for me unfortunately. I have tried it for three months. Dexcom is but my family is not able to move forward due to my exorbitant medical expenses. A health care card would enable me to take proper care of my health and avoid future drastic cost implications for dealing with end stage complications of type one diabetes through the hospital system.

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