What are you doing this summer?
Soccer camp? Summer school? Going to the mall?
How about Diabetes Camp?
What would you say if your parents suggested that you go to a diabetes camp this summer?
"NO WAY!!" seems to be the answer of choice. But what if you were told that you might meet your best friend, lean to shoot a bow and arrow, or learn skills to control your diabetes that will help you the rest of your life or even have a good time?
Like many of you, Dustin M. was not excited about going to a camp full of kids with diabetes. He never imagined that he would try things like kayaking, archery, rock climbing and volleyball. (There are so many things to do that you probably won't get to do all of them).
A diabetes camp is a great place to spend your summer. Everyone there (including the doctors, nurses, counselors and other staff members) know all about diabetes, and many of them have diabetes themselves.
"Everybody is going through the same thing you are," says Dustin. "If you are having problems with your diabetes, someone is always there to help you."
Find a camp near you
To find a camp near you or learn more about diabetes camps, check out the following web sites:
American Diabetes AssociationChildren With Diabetes
Diabetes Camping Association
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
