You Can’t Push the River: Self-Directed Education at Diabetes Camp in Mexico
The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes peaks at 13 to 14 years of age, but at any age it immediately requires children and adolescents to learn many complex facets of glycemic self-management. Dr. Elliot Joslin’s belief of 85 years ago, that education is not just part of the treatment of diabetes, but rather the treatment itself, still holds true.
