Camps for Children with Diabetes (http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/camps/) A comprehensive listing of diabetes camping experiences. Some of the listed camps have their own websites (including those listed below); others have information that is part of the children with DIABETES website.
Calshot 96 Experience ("http://www.angel.co.uk/srcs/bda_web.html") A holiday for diabetic adolescents run by the British Diabetic Association.
Camp Sweeney (http://www.campsweeney.org) "Camp Sweeney is one of few camps in the country designed specifically for kids with diabetes. The only requirement to attend is that a camper have diabetes. No camper has ever been turned away from Camp Sweeney because of race, religion, color, nationality, age or financial need. Camp Sweeney has served more than 20,000 campers in 51 summers. Many entered Camp Sweeney at age 6 and attended every summer through age 18. Some have returned as counselors. And some are even sending their own kids to Camp Sweeney. Camp Sweeney, it seems, is more a family than a camp."
Understanding Your Camper with Diabetes - It's more than shots and sugar ("http://www.castlepoint.com/wwcamp/campman/article4.html")
The World Wide Camp Directory (http://www.wwcamp.com/) "The World Wide Camp Directory is a service intended to give everyone, from worried parent to camp director, a chance to take a look at what the camping world has to offer on-line."
Camp de los Ninos (http://home.inreach.com/happel/Camp_de_los_Ninos.html) "Camp de los Ninos is a camp for Diabetic children. It is held at Camp Campbell located in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California. I attended this camp from 1981 to 1988 and it was the best week out of every year." By Laura Happel
Camp Diabetes (http://homer.pacific.net.sg/~dss_diab/ser/campdiabetes.htm) From The Diabetic Society of Singapore. "Fun, games, learning, meeting friends! Camp Diabetes is our annual camp experience for young people with diabetes. Think diabetes is horrible and a bother? Never met another youngster who has diabetes? Come to Camp Diabetes, and take part in an experience that will change the way you view diabetes!"
Camp UTADA (http://www.utada.org/) "Camp UTADA is a camping program designed for children ages 1 to 18 years old who have diabetes...Camp UTADA was established by the Utah Diabetes Foundation in 1962."
Camp Conrad-Chinnock (http://www.dys.org) "Located in the San Bernardino Mountains of California, Camp Conrad-Chinnock offers recreational, social, and educational opportunities for youth and families with diabetes."
NSW Camps for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes ("http://thor.prohosting.com/~diabetes/teen_vibes.html") (Australia Only) At pricking fingers by Matt Shaw.
Yahoo ("http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Diabetes/Organizations/Camps/") Lists links to 7 camp websites as of September 13, 2003
Management of Diabetes at Diabetes Camps (http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/camps/d_07_103.htm) ADA Position Statement. "The general recommendations for diabetes management at a diabetes camp are not significantly different than what has been outlined by the American Diabetes Association as the standards of care for people with type 1 diabetes."
Diabetes Camping Association (http://www.diabetescamps.org) "DCA members are camping and youth leaders, and medical professionals who operate diabetes camps and youth programs around the world. There are more than 100 diabetes camps in North America and more than 150 additional camps around the world."
Camp Possibilities (http://www.camppossibilities.org) "Our mission is to create a safe, loving camp for children with diabetes as we address their physical and emotional needs and help them to develop the confidence to reach their full potential."
Summer Camps (http://www.diabetes.ca/Section_Services/camps.asp) "The Canadian Diabetes Association organizes summer camps in every province in Canada. Camps are designed to give young people with Type 1 diabetes the opportunity to experience camp as all children do…"
Camp Diabetes (www.campdiabetes.com.au) "Making a difference for children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes" In Queensland Australia.
Diabetes Camps for Children (http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/diabetes/camps.php) Rhode Island Department of Health. "There are several camps in Rhode Island and neighboring states open to children with diabetes." [Added 11April2005]
Allen's Guide: Summer Camps and Travel Programs (http://www.allensguide.com/) "Kids and Teen Summer Camps." Includes a section on diabetes camps. (http://www.allensguide.com/SpecialNeeds/Diabetes/) [Added 04Jun2005]
The Barton Center for Diabetes Education (www.bartoncenter.org) "The Barton Center for Diabetes Education is the largest, independent camping and educational program in the country dedicated to children who live with diabetes and the people who care for them. The Barton Center is a year-round camp, retreat, and conference center in North Oxford, Massachusetts, where learning and shared experiences combine to support and motivate children and families. Some 1,500 children and their families participate in our programs annually, including the Clara Barton Resident Camp for girls, The Elliott P. Joslin resident camp for boys, Adventure Programs, Wilderness Leadership Program, Life After High School, Family Programs, and Day Camps in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts." [Updated 01Apr2008]
Campamento Diabetes Safari (http://www.continents.com/diabetes-safari07.htm) "Educational, recreational, international, bilingual (English and Spanish), Co-educational, 4 days and 3 nights, Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico; 12 - 15 May 2007" [Added 14Apr2007]