title: Improved glycemic control among Thai children and young adults with type 1 diabetes participating in the diabetes camp.
abstract: Diabetes Education Program, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital has provided summer camps for Thai children with type 1 diabetes since 1990. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the diabetes camp in glycemic control. Twenty male and forty-two female patients participated in the 5-day diabetes camp held in Karnchanaburi, Thailand in 2003. The mean age was 14.1 +/- 4.3 years and the mean duration of disease was 4.5 +/- 3.5 years. Fifty out of sixty-two patients returned for a 3-month-postcamp visit. The glycemic control improved significantly. The mean precamp and postcamp HbA1c levels were 10.0 +/- 3.1% and 9.0 +/- 2.6% (p = 0.008) respectively. The diabetes camp is a valuable program for patients to learn diabetes-self management skills, especially in countries where the diabetes education programs are not always available.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Education Program, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sijst@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Jeerunda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santiprabhob
authors.forename: Supawadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Likitmaskul
authors.forename: Apiradee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sriwijitkamol
authors.forename: Thavatchai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peerapatdit
authors.forename: Pairunyar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sawathiparnich
authors.forename: Wannee
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nitiyanant
authors.forename: Kitti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Angsusingha
authors.forename: Chanika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuchinda
authors.forename: Sunthorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tandhanand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology