Some Manitoba parents whose children have Type 1 diabetes are asking the provincial government to help their kids in school.

Young children in some provinces, such as Nova Scotia and British Columbia, get help from trained school personnel, often teaching assistants, in using their insulin pumps during the school day.

That’s not the case in Manitoba, and parent Stephanie Biegun says she had to drive 40 minutes each way to her son’s school over lunch to perform the task.

Biegun says she ended up quitting her job, which means she has lost income and her workplace health insurance.

Opposition Progressive Conservative health critic Kathleen Cook says changing the government’s policy would not be expensive and would make a big difference in parents’ lives.

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara sa

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