Diary of a Diabetes Camp
August 5th, 2007 by KevinEver heard of the Mystery Bolus? That’s a new term that we came up with at camp this year to describe the discovery of random bolus activity on our camper’s insulin pumps. It was truly amazing how many of these we found and what was more amazing were the explanations we got from the campers; “I don’t have any idea how that got in there?”.
Other noteworthy events at camp included:
- skills mastery and new friendships
- peer group problem solving
- profile of a diabetes drug bust
- carb swapping and unmanageable blood sugar
- alcohol swabs alone increase risk of severe hypoglycemia
- devices with history vs devices without history
These are just a few of the blog-worthy experiences from camp this year. Honestly, for anyone who thinks they might want to work in the field of diabetes care, a week at camp can add invaluable insight. Any camp experiences that you might want to share?
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