LibGuides: Diabetes Care and Education: Getting Help

Getting Help

Self-Assessment Worksheet
This worksheet can help you find out if you need help to manage your diabetes.

Finding a Primary Health Care Provider
If you do not have a primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner), you can register on this provincial list. When a provider in your area is accepting new patients, Nova Scotia Health will contact you by phone and/or email.
How to apply for the Disability Tax Credit
Beginning for tax year 2021, people with type 1 diabetes are now eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) based on their need for life sustaining therapy. This document contains information on how to apply.

For more support:

Talk with your diabetes team or primary health care provider.
Call 811 to talk with a registered nurse about your health care questions 24/7.
Visit a walk-in clinic.
Talk with your community pharmacist.
Talk with a community dietitian.
Book an appointment with a physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
Visit www.HealthyNS.ca for information on wellness programs and supports.
Call 211 to talk with a navigator or visit https://ns.211.ca/.
Visit Nova Scotia Connect.ca to find recreation programs in your community.
Visit Nova Scotia Health's Mental Health and Addictions website or call:
- Phone (toll-free): 1-855-922-1122