Help Gear Up For D-Camps with a 2X Match

Help Gear Up For D-Camps with a 2X Match

You can give kids living with diabetes the best summer EVER!

When you’re a kid, being diagnosed with diabetes can be overwhelming and leave you feeling lonely. The 24/7 management of diabetes often leaves kids feeling isolated and different from their friends. And their parents and caregivers, often live with constant fear and worry for their kids’ lives.

At D-Camps, kids living with diabetes can be kids again. 

Diabetes Canada’s D-Camps are the only national, medically supervised camp programs for children living with type 1 diabetes. At D-Camps, kids enjoy an authentic camp experience while gaining independence in managing their diabetes and feeling empowered to continue the healthy practices they learn at camp. D-Camps also gives kids the opportunity to meet and build friendships with other kids living with type 1 diabetes. 

For kids like Miles, time at D-Camps is a priceless gift.

Miles Dyer has been living with type 1 diabetes since he was diagnosed at just 12 months old. When he was 7 years old, Miles got the chance to go to one of Diabetes Canada’s D-Camps for the first time. He loved playing games like Capture the Flag, just being a kid enjoying the outdoors, and especially making new friends who understood the challenges of living with diabetes. 

D-Camps had such a positive impact on Miles, that when he returned home he told his mom, “everybody should get to go to a camp like this”. He felt so strongly about the benefits of D-Camps for kids living with type 1 diabetes, that he ran a very successful lemonade stand for several years with proceeds going to Diabetes Canada’s D-Camps. Since 2017, Miles has raised $10,000!