Diabetes Sports Camp

Our Mission:
To enhance the quality of life for young persons with diabetes through sport, physical activity and physical fitness in a unique camp experience with their peers.

Running since 2008, the Diabetes Sports Camp at York University is offered to youth with Type 1 diabetes.  The unique camp offered by Sport and Recreation York, is led by Dr. Michael Riddell, a world renowned diabetes and exercise physiologist and associate professor at the Faculty of Health.  This camp is  supported by the Diabetes Hope Foundation and focuses on youth (ages 8-16) who choose to specialize in one sport for a week (soccer, basketball, tennis or track & field).  The camp is located at the Keele campus of York University and runs for two consecutive one-week sessions in 2011 (July 18- 22 and 25-29).

Campers with type 1 diabetes are integrated with other non-diabetic campers of the same age range for most of the day, but also be grouped back together at points in the day for blood glucose monitoring and to share stories about active living with diabetes.  Campers will be placed into groups according to both age and ability. Our goal is to offer a fun sporting experience in a safe, diabetes-friendly environment.

This camp offers young people exciting learning opportunities in a variety of disciplines. Fundamental skills are taught with excellent instruction for participants at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Monitoring of blood glucose levels and strategies on modifications to insulin and or carbohydrate intake will be discussed with the campers and their parents using evidence based published guidelines by the International Society of Paediatric Diabetes.

For further information, contact mriddell@yorku.ca

For registation info see, http://www.diabeteshopefoundation.com/content/camp-fees-schedule

for all of Sport York Camps see,

http://www.yorkulions.ca/information/CommunityEvents/Camps/CampsForKids

or call the Tait McKenzie Centre at 416-736-2100 Ext. 55185