During a summer camp in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, children screamed with excitement as they ran toward incoming waves at a beach. They were no different from other kids enjoying themselves except that they had diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes because it often develops during childhood and adolescence, requires that patients monitor their blood glucose and self-administer insulin to keep it at a proper level.

Child patients are no exception in that they must thoroughly understand the disease but will not have to limit their physical activities as long as they can carry out self-management.