Santa Barbara, California, July 30 -- There's a place in the woods where a kid can be a kid.

And that's big for the kids whose lives have revolved around tracking their blood sugar, physical activity, eating habits, and insulin needs.

"Camp Hopewell is the one place that reminds you what your childhood should be like," said Alexandria Robertson, a participant at Camp Hopewell from 2016 to 2022.

A mission of the St. Andrew Presbytery, Camp Hopewell in Mississippi celebrated its 50

th

year of Diabetes Camp. Kids with Type 1 diabetes sleep in cabins and spend their days full of outdoor fun. The camp philosophy: uninterrupted play. Instead of whisking a child away to a private space to change an insulin pump amid a game of kickball or wh...