No matter who wins the federal election, the ritual pin prick blood glucose tests will end for some diabetes patients.
Labor is pledging $80 million to fund access to continuous glucose monitoring devices for people with with Type 1 diabetes.
The funding will fully subsidise devices for those aged below 21, pregnant women and those over 21 with severe low blood glucose.
Labor says more than 6000 people with Type 1 diabetes will benefit from its policy, based on Diabetes Australia analysis.
The Turnbull government already has promised $54 million to subsidise the cost of devices for some 4000 young people aged up to 21.
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The measure is set to save families $4000 a year.
