Camp Setebaid is an overnight camp for children and teens ages 8–17 with type 1 diabetes. It is located west of Wilkes-Barre and north of Berwick in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania on the grounds of Camp Louise. It has been serving children with diabetes since 1978. The name Setebaid ("diabetes" spelled backward) was chosen by campers in the early 1980s. Camp Setebaid was operated by the American Diabetes Association for two decades; since 2000 it has been operated by Setebaid Services. Camp Setebaid is accredited by the American Camp Association.
Camp Setebaid is a somewhat rustic, traditional camp surrounded by mountains and state game lands. Campers at Setebaid sleep in platform-style tents with 4 beds in each tent. The camp includes a large swimming pool, playing field, a lake, hiking trails, and mountains.
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“The triumphs of peace have been in some proximity to war. Whilst the hand was still familiar with the sword-hilt, whilst the habits of the camp were still visible in the port and complexion of the gentleman, his intellectual power culminated; the compression and tension of these stern conditions is a training for the finest and softest arts, and can rarely be compensated in tranquil times, except by some analogous vigor drawn from occupations as hardy as war.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)