The province is lifting the age restriction on computerized pumps for those with insulin-dependent diabetes, allowing coverage for everyone managing the chronic disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix, who has Type 1 diabetes, says the move will also help prevent other medical conditions like eye and kidney disease. The province began paying for insulin pumps in 2008 for people up to the age of 18, then raised the age to 25 in 2014. The pumps cost six-thousand to seven-thousand dollars and Dix says they need to be replaced about every five years