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(Teddy Bear Clinic, courtesy of Joslin Diabetes Center)

If you live in the Boston area and have a child with Type 1 diabetes, you may be interested in the upcoming “Teddy Bear Clinic,” hosted annually by the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center.

On Saturday, March 25, from 10 AM to 12 PM, 60–75 children with Type 1 diabetes and their families will learn about diabetes and healthy habits and explore health-care experiences with a new teddy bear (donated by the Four Seasons Hotel) they select to take home. The children will begin at the “check-in” station, then make the rounds of various other health-care stations, recording the data they gather in their bear’s medical record. Activities include measuring the bear’s height and weight, taking its blood pressure, checking its blood sugar and providing insulin if needed, learning how to brush and floss its teeth, giving it an eye exam, and taking it grocery shopping for healthy foods. The stations will be staffed by teenage Joslin patients and students from local colleges.

The event will take place at Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, in the first floor lobby area near the Beetham Eye Clinic and the atrium on the second floor. Those who are interested in attending the Teddy Bear Clinic are asked to RSVP by e-mailing childlife@joslin.harvard.edu or calling (617) 309-4528 and leaving a message indicating how many children and adults will be attending.

This blog entry was written by Senior Digital Editor Diane Fennell.

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