Diabetes Expert Janet Kramschuster shares Diabetes management news and commentary at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12966/camp-part Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:13:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the fifth in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.  Today is the day when our families need a break. They need to escape the education, the other families, and the routines of camp life. Although this session has only been three days thus far, today families are ready for some "me" time. They have been saturated with learning, sharing, and diabetes.  The staff need a break too... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12966/camp-part http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/13332/camp-epilogue Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:47:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster Bearskin Meadow is not the best. We are a good camp. Certainly even a great camp. I would even hazard a guess to say that we are one of the best. I know we are the only diabetes camp that runs this many family camps. I know we serve more participants throughout the summer than any other diabetes camp out there. I know we are one of the oldest. We have been doing diabetes camp for 70 summers and have staff that have been with us for almost as... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/13332/camp-epilogue http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12968/camp-part-vii Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:40:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the last in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.   Camp is quiet.  The families have all left.  The staff have spent the past few hours cleaning up and getting ready for the next session of families. Soon they will also scatter far away from camp, hoping to get a hot shower, a good meal from a restaurant, and a good night's sleep or two.  It's hard to... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12968/camp-part-vii http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12967/camp-part-vi Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:35:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the sixth in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.   Day 5, the last full day of this Family Camp session.  It's flown by, and it's hard to believe this session of camp is almost over. I feel exhausted and also satisfied and relieved that the session has gone well. This has been one of our biggest yet, and I think we've handled the sheer numbers relatively well... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12967/camp-part-vi http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12962/camp-part-story Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:20:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the first in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.  I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 21 years ago. In a blink of an eye I had a new life that included twice-daily insulin injections, multiple daily blood sugar checks, urine tests, and a diet that limited me to certain starches, fruits, proteins, milks and fats at each meal. I was told that candy was no longer allowed (this was long... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12962/camp-part-story http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12964/camp-part-iii Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:17:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the third in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.  This morning was emotional.  I woke up at 7:15 a.m. to the sound of our camp bell and then the echo of our morning wake-up music, played to rouse campers and parents alike from their beds. I treated a low-blood sugar with a couple of tins of camp apple juice, quickly got dressed, and headed out into the crisp mountain morning... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12964/camp-part-iii http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12963/camp-part-ii Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:16:00 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the second in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.  Only a few hours ago, in the heat of the early-afternoon, we had 41 families trickle in to Bearskin Meadow Camp, one family at a time.  Over the course of this afternoon we met 98 children and 71 parents, all affected by diabetes. While they are here from all walks of life, socioeconomic levels, religions, cultures and even... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12963/camp-part-ii http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12965/camp-part-iv-camp Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:15:01 -0000 Janet Kramschuster This is the fourth in a seven-part series chronicling a week of life at family diabetes camp.  This morning at breakfast in a packed dining hall we celebrated "Camp Firsts." Camp Firsts are a big deal here at Bearskin Meadow, as they symbolize reaching a diabetes milestone. If your name ends up on the "First List," perhaps you have poked your finger for the first time without any help, or maybe you have given yourself... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/3450/12965/camp-part-iv-camp