Diabetic

Camp

     One big perk in being a diabetic is being able to go to the glorious camps that are held for diabetic children. Camp is an amazing opportunity to meet people like you and get to know them. Plus, with all the nurses swarming the place, you don't have to worry about remembering everything! And I don't know about you, but I'm a camp junkie, so I thought I'd give camp a chapter of it's own.

  Camp Bluebonnet

     Camp bluebonnet is a camp for diabetics and their siblings (this is where I met Andrew from the last chapter). It's a day camp, but I get to stay over night because my mom's on the committee. They bus the rest of the kids to and from Austin every day. Since I am a high school student, I am a C.I.T. (a councilor in training, which means I chase around little kids all day). I'm always with the 1st graders, they're tough sometimes, never listen, but hey, I get to ride the golf carts everywhere! Whoo-hoo!

     This camp is amazing, but I have to say, staying overnight makes it all the more fun. But not that the camp is not fun, just being on the committee is a big plus. There are three housing areas: The boy cabin; the girl cabin; and the main house. Just to let you know, the cabins are not segregated by gender, it's just called the boy cabin and girl cabin (because the really small camps that are held there do actually stay over night). But I stay in the Main House, which is right in the middle of everything.

     The Main House is kind of far from the cabins, and my strict mother didn't like me walking to and from there all the time. So I stay mostly in my house, hanging with all the kids there. But there was only one other high school-er in the Main House. The rest were 11 year old girls (and my brother, whose also 11). Not my favorite group of people to hang out with. I felt like I was babysitting most of the time! For free!

     But the kids were pretty cool, I have to admit. Way cooler then I was when I was their age (mostly because I was the biggest geek ever, and still am....). They saw me almost as an older sister, which was nice, since I only have one brother and I've always wanted a sister. And I would even act like a sister, I would keep them away from the junk food in the kitchen, make sure the TV was on kid friendly channels. I even would check up on them during camp to make sure they were alright (but that was mostly for two of the girls who were in the group Andrew was with)

     It's not like I ever saw the kids my age. The Main House was the only place with a TV, a really nice TV I might add. The other high school-ers would show up every night to watch the new Teen Wolf or Pretty Little Liars episode. But I don't follow those shows, so I was completely lost (Okay, I admit it, I watch Teen Wolf every now and then..... Oh crap, I'm missing the new episode!)

     And, don't tell anyone I told you, but there's a little girl there the same age as my brother. They're so cute together, and they both admitted to me that they like each other. Plus she's diabetic! My brother's first girlfriend! This is so exciting! I'm trying my hardest not to meddle, which is super hard for me. But he seems to be doing fine on his own. My brother's so cute, he's going to be a player in high school!

   Lions Camp

     I've gone to Lion's Camp since I was old enough to go (when you're 8). It was my first time away from my parents, and I loved every second of it. It's not that I don't love my parents, it's just.... nice to get a break. I love meeting all the people like me at the camps. (This is where I met my friend from the last chapter) Plus it's a total blast there! But you can only go until you turn 16, so it's my last year, and I'm going to make the most of it!

     There's alot of fun stuff that makes your day there. From night activities, to electives, to dressing up to match your cabin's theme. There's just all these little things added to your day that make you smile. And whenever I talk about it, people always seem to ask, "Diabetes camp? What makes that different from a normal camp?" I just smile at them. Because diabetes camp is just like a normal summer camp. Well, we do have med-ed and I'm pretty sure normal camps don't have that. But the only difference is that everyone there understands you. It's nice.