Smiling campers and counselors on the steps of a red A-frame cabin in the woods

Camps and programs

Find the right camp for your child.

Setebaid is a nonprofit camp for kids and teens with diabetes. Medical staff on site day and night.

Two summer camps, grouped by age: Ages 7–17
Both summer camps, the same week: July 11–17, 2027
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania: Camp Mount Luther
On site day and night: Medical staff

Two summer camps, side by side

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A smiling young camper runs across a gravel game pit while teens watch from the wooden wall

JUL11–17

Ages 7–13 · Overnight camp

Harrisburg Diabetic Youth Camp (HDYC)

For younger campers, ages 7–13. A week of cabins, games and swimming, where kids learn to check their blood sugar and give insulin with the medical team close by.

Three campers in orange life vests paddle a canoe on a calm lake

JUL11–17

Ages 13–17 · Overnight camp

Camp Setebaid

For teens (must turn 13 by June 1). More independence, more say in their own day, and friends their age who live with diabetes too.

Younger campers and teens play a ball game together in a gravel pit — same week, a program for every age

Which camp should my child choose?

Ages 7–13: HDYC
Harrisburg Diabetic Youth Camp is for younger campers, ages 7–13. A 7-year-old can come when they can check their own blood sugar and their doctor confirms it.
Ages 13–17: Camp Setebaid
Camp Setebaid is for teens. If your child turns 13 by June 1, they should go to Camp Setebaid.
Ages 16–17: Counselor-in-Training
Teens with diabetes who want to lead can apply to train as camp counselors.

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More programs

For teens who want to lead, and for families

Counselor-in-Training (CIT)
For teens with diabetes who want to lead. CITs train to become camp counselors, with more responsibility step by step. Places are limited, and Setebaid selects from the applicants. Ages 16–17.
About the CIT program
Diabetes Family Conference
One day for the whole family. Parents join sessions on life with type 1 diabetes while kids and teens do camp activities. Siblings are welcome. The 2027 date is not set yet.
About the conference
Family Camp
Come to camp together before your child comes alone. For families who are not ready for a full week yet. Dates and details to come (Setebaid to confirm that Family Camp runs in 2027).
About Family Camp

Activities

No two days are the same

Both summer camps share the same activities at Camp Mount Luther, with a program made for each age. This is the full list (Setebaid to confirm the 2027 list).

Swimming
Cool off in the camp pool with your cabin.
Boating and fishing
Time on the water in a boat, and a chance to catch a fish.
Outdoor skills
Archery, the low ropes course and nature education.
Games and sports
Gaga, volleyball, basketball, field games and disc golf.
Arts and crafts
Projects to make with friends and take home.
Camp traditions
Color wars, campfires and camp songs.

A girl in a tie-dye shirt aims a bow and arrow at an archery target

Campers help each other climb over a beam on the ropes course in the woods

Two canoes of campers paddle across a calm lake on a sunny day

Campers jump into the bright blue camp pool on a sunny day

Campers and counselors in blue camp shirts sit around a campfire in the woods

one week, a lot to do

Safe and cared for

Diabetes care, built into the day

Camp is camp first. Diabetes care happens around the fun, with the medical team close by all week.

Medical staff on site day and night.Doctors and nurses stay at camp all week and check campers during the night.
An accredited camp.Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association.

How we care for your child