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Florida Diabetes Camp has been offering Bring-A-Friend weekends for almost ten years.  These programs allow a child with diabetes to bring a friend without diabetes.  The youngster without diabetes has the opportunity to learn about the disease and live like their friend with diabetes for a weekend.   We offer two of these programs every year, one for elementary school-age children and the other for teens.

These overnight camping experiences allow the campers to try out the camp by themselves to adjust to the idea of coming to summer camp.  Graduates from these programs do very well at weeklong camps (as well as their parents).