Australians living with type 1 diabetes have had a win, as the new government sticks to its campaign promise to provide affordable access to portable continuous blood sugar monitors.

Continuous glucose monitors are small wearable devices that monitor glucose levels automatically, providing readings every few minutes via smartphone apps.

Until now, diabetics have had to check their glucose levels using finger prick tests which can be painful.

Using a continuous monitor was costing the approximately 130,000 Aussies living with type 1 diabetes around $5000 per year. Under the new plan, users will pay around $400 annually for the device.

The program will cost around $273 million over four years.