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(Pediatrics in Review. 2009;30:401-402. doi:10.1542/10.1542/pir.30-10-401)
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Global Help For Children Who Have Diabetes: AYUDA and Campo Amigo Ecuador

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Fourteen years ago, when he was a freshman in high school, Nicolas Cuttriss, currently a resident at Harbor-UCLA, met José Gabriel, a boy who had diabetes and was sent by his parents from Quito, Ecuador, to the United States for help. A subsequent trip by Dr Cuttriss to Quito provided an opportunity to live with José's family. After listening to stories of the difficulties Ecuadorian families faced in coping with diabetes, Nick resolved to do something about the situation (Fig 1.).


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  		Figure 1. Dr Cuttriss checking blood glucose with campers at Campo Amigo Ecuador.

Along with a friend, he founded American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad (AYUDA), a nonprofit organization built on the traditional diabetes camp model. AYUDA's work began with . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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