Most kids don’t come home from summer camp excited that they learned to read a nutrition label—but that’s exactly what’s so special about diabetes camp. With dozens of programs across the country busily accepting applications for their summer 2013 sessions, now is the time to register your child or teenager with type 1 diabetes (T1D). [...]
Camp NYDA, a camp for New York City kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D), will be open again for a few hours on June 15, 2013, after being closed for 21 years. Planning for a reunion at the now privately owned site has been under way for several years. More than 200 people have joined [...]
Sean Busby was introduced to snowboarding through a friend at age 12 and was excelling in the sport by age 14. He craved the intense speed, sharp wind, the blurry trees outlining the courses and the occasional layer of slushy snow on his board. When Sean felt he had attained enough skill, he started entering [...]
By Catherine Marschilok, M.S.N., C.D.E., Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management It’s not too early nor too late to think about a diabetes camp for your child this summer. A truly unique experience for those who attend it, diabetes camp might be the only place where children with diabetes are in the majority. To convey [...]
Swimming. Carb counting. Bicycling. Blood sugar tests. Sounds like a summer camp for kids with type 1 diabetes, right? But this camp is different. It’s for adults with type 1. Designed for those with type 1 diabetes who consider fitness a priority, “Stroke, Spin, Stride” is the first training camp to support and train adults [...]
