10% discount off registration fee – Cost is $295 for individual, $395 for the family before discount.

I never had the opportunity to go to diabetes camp since I got type 1 at the age of 18. But I always wish I had. When I started interviewing people with diabetes years ago, young people said to me it was one of the best things that ever happened to them. They made some of their best and expected to be lifelong, friends there.

So if you’re looking for a d-camp for your child this summer, or you want to attend as an adult with T1D or a family, look to ‘V Camp’ offered by the Diabetes Training Camp Foundation. And if you indicate you read about it here, you’ll get a 10% discount off the registration fee!

V Camp runs from Thursday evening, August 13th to Sunday afternoon, the 16th. Each day offers online back to back lectures, small group sessions and fitness opportunities. You can attend whatever you like and every single session.

There will be a program specifically for teens and parents on topics such as sex, drugs, transitioning from home to college, communication and more, and here’s the schedule that was sent to me:

Thursday

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Welcome & Introductions, V Camp Orientation

9:00 – 10:00 pm
DTC Virtual Hub

Friday

9:00 – 10:30 am
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: walk, run or bike on your own or join our fitness class

10:30 – 12:00 pm
DTC Intro & Core Principles: Dr. Matt Corcoran

12:00 – 1:00 pm
DTC Nutrition: Dine & Learn: DTC Nutrition Team

1:00 – 2:30 pm
DTC Special Guest Lecture: Dr. Michael C. Riddell, York University

2:30 – 4:00 pm
DTC Mental Skills Workshop: Carrie Cheadle

4:00 – 5:30 pm
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: Fitness Challenge

5:30 – 7:00 pm
DTC Athlete’s Round Table: Special Guest Athletes with T1D

7:00 – 8:30 pm
DTC Medical Lectures: Dr. Matt Corcoran, Dr Kimber Simmons

8:30 – 9:30 pm
DTC Virtual Hub

Saturday

9:00 – 10:30 am
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: walk, run or bike on your own or join our fitness class

10:30 – 12:00 pm
DTC Medical Lectures: Kimber Simmons, MD

12:00 – 1:00 pm
DTC Coaching Roundtable

1:00 – 2:30 pm
DTC Special Guest Lecture: Dr. Bill Polonsky, Behavioral Diabetes Institute & UCSD

2:30 – 4:00 pm
DTC Guest Athlete Presentation: Special Guest Athlete with T1D

4:00 – 5:30 pm
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: walk, run or bike on your own or join our fitness class

5:30 – 7 pm
DTC Nutrition Lectures: DTC Nutrition Team

7:00 – 8:30 pm
DTC Exercise Physiology Lecture: Robert Powell, PhD

8:30 – 10:00 pm
DTC Virtual Hub: Life on the front lines with T1D

Sunday

9:00 – 10:30 am
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: walk, run or bike on your own or join our fitness class

10:30 – 12:00 pm
DTC Medical Lectures: Matthew Corcoran, MD, TBD

12:00 – 1:00 pm
DTC Nutrition Dine & Learn

1:00 – 2:30 pm
DTC Athletes’ Round Table: Special Guest Athletes with T1D

2:30 – 4:00 pm
DTC Mental Skills Workshop: Carrie Cheadle

4:00 – 5:30 pm
DTC Virtual Fitness & Training: walk, run or bike on your own or join our fitness class

5:30 – 7:00 pm
Camp Wrap Up and Closure – Our Virtual Circle

Guest speakers include