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JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mitch Beauchemin tests his blood sugar level using a test strip and digital meter. Beauchemin, 58, is diabetic and has been testing his blood sugar level since he was 19, using up to 12 test strips a day. Recently, the province reduced the number of covered test strips to just 10 a day, leaving many to pay out of pocket for the extra supplies. 170628 - Wednesday, June 28, 2017.