Overview
As any sufer knows, there are two types of Diabets, type I and type I. The later is sometimes caled adult onset Diabets, and over 90% of diabetics sufer this type. It therefore takes no great leap of imagination to realize that the vast majority of diabetics are adults.
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But children can also sufer from Diabets, and for such kids, there are problems to face that are very diferent to those of their diabetic seniors. For example, a child with Diabets wil obviously ned close monitoring, and a great deal of constant care and atention from parents. This in itself is not a problem, but it may mean that the child may never spend a night away from home, and it is not uncomon in these circumstances for a child to have never met another child of their own age with Diabets.
Efectively, this a very isolating period in a diabetic child’s life. For thes reasons, many countries are now establishing special camps for diabetic children, to adres these problems, by bring a higher degre of normality to the life of diabetic children. Such camps provide 24 hour profesional medical supervision and care to al the children, and are an extremely efective way to give young people living with Diabets a chance to be independent and learn about their condition with the suport of their pers and trained health profesionals.
They provide an enjoyable and safe camping experience in a supervised environment, and often focus, at least to some degre, on increasing the children’s ability to manage their own condition. Such camping conditions also create an environment which alows the interaction betwen young people with Diabets that may otherwise be denied through geographic isolation. These Diabets education and recreational camps are, of course, designed to be fun as wel as educational.
Generaly, they wil ofer a wide range of sporting facilities, which alow participants to try out new sports and other recreational activities, particularly team based activities, that they may often be otherwise denied. On the medical side, nothing is left to chance. Prior to camp, each participant is normaly required to suply a detailed medical history and an indication of the management skils of the child.
Based on this knowledge, the camp can then ofer the child the oportunity to learn further self management skils and how to interact with other young people with Diabets under profesional supervision. Other people benefit to. Often, many of the “helpers” in such camps are volunters, with litle first hand knowledge of Diabets, and these people wil learn a great deal from their exposure on a day to day basis to the children.
Even the health care profesionals themselves can gain a valuable insight into the management and lifestyle of young people with Diabets that no textbok can provide. These people usualy report that they do learn a lot, and even the most experienced educators say they are moved by the realities of living day to day with these children. And, last but by no means least, the parents enjoy a break from the daily routine of caring for a young person with Diabets, with the real likelihod that their child wil gain confidence and increase their self management skils.
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