Recently, 15 children with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or those at risk for Type 2 diabetes, signed up to meet on the Hamilton Medical Center campus for the 9th annual Camp Sweet Control.
While the children attended the medieval times-themed camp, “Conquering Diabetes,” their parents had the opportunity to attend a free seminar to hear about the latest in diabetes care and treatment.
Parents and children joined for a lunch featuring smoked turkey legs, corn-on-the-cob, boiled potatoes and biscuits, much the same fare as any 12th century citizen might dine on. Camp Sweet Control is sponsored by the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center and the Whitfield Healthcare Foundation.
“The goal of Camp Sweet Control is to educate children to better understand and control their diabetes, to promote independence and self-discipline, to build self-confidence and self-esteem, and provide the opportunity to meet and develop friendships with other children their own age with diabetes,” said camp director Mary Kendrick of the Diabetes and Nutrition Center.
Diabetes education included information on insulin pumps and insulin injections, coping with psychosocial issues, diet instruction for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, and how important exercise in conjunction with the proper diet is to better health. To reinforce the learning experience, prizes were awarded for correct answers to diabetes-related questions. The children took pre-session and post-session tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational sessions.
All work and no play is hardly a good thing for a summer camp, so hand in hand with the day’s educational activities, a slate of outdoor activities included team events such as a cricket-type ball game, a water balloon toss and a bucket and sponge race. At Bradley Wellness Center, the children enjoyed basketball, swimming and an inflatable slide.
Local physicians’ offices and the area’s school nurse program, along with the Diabetes Treatment Center staff, helped identify these children and bring them into the Camp Sweet Control sessions. To add your child’s name to the mailing list for next year’s Camp Sweet Control or for more information about the camp, contact the Diabetes Treatment Center at (706) 272-6079 or the Whitfield Healthcare Foundation at (706) 272-6128.
Local News
June 16, 2012
Conquering diabetes at Camp Sweet Control
- Local News
-
-
‘I’ve got to protect myself somehow’
A small house on Gay Street was the scene where Frank Bozzie ran over Horace Morgan with a pickup truck on June 10, according to Sheriff Scott Chitwood. (File photo by Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
A man police say was murdered when his attacker ran over him in his yard with a pickup truck told a 911 operator the offender broke in his house and began threatening him.
Continued ... - Leaders look to feed reader program
- Law school hopeful headed to Harvard
- Police and Fire Games: Dalton firefighter snags second place
- County school board expected to approve budget Wednesday morning
- Electric vehicle charging stations coming to Dalton
- Brochu leaving position in S.C.
- Jun 17, 2013
- DPD seeks identity of cigarette snatcher
- Minding their P's and Q's
- Whitfield CERT members reach 141 after seventh class graduates
- Local agency can guide you through homebuying process
- Spring Place Ruritan Club receives awards
- Jun 16, 2013
- Ridley trades banking for farming
- Pilsbury diary to be unveiled at Bandy Heritage Center
- Blue Ridge wins Georgia Safe Routes to School award
-
Raw: Baby White Rhino Debuts at Australian Zoo
Time Lapse: Rebuilding Bridge Post-collapse
Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive
Hunt for Ex-Teamster Boss Hoffa's Remains Ends
Aug. Trial Set for Ohio Man in Triple Kidnapping
Car Crash in NYC's East Village Injures 8
Obama Renews Call for Nuclear Reductions
Raw: Car Jumps Curb in NYC, Injures 8
Unusual Heat Wave Bakes Alaska
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
