Activities for Diabetes Group

HELP!

I have 7th and 8th grade students with IDDM, who are having some adolescent related diabetes management problems. Some of the kids have been diagnosed for a long time, others within the last year, and some in-between.

Even though we are in metropolitan NJ, there are no outside support groups that I can find. The kids have such busy schedules, that when groups start, no one shows up or continues attending when it's in the evening.

I have decided to start a support group in school (with a guidance counselor) and need some help with ideas and activities that are pertinent to middle schoolers. I have some activities from an old camp nursing book (1994), but the changes in diabetes management have come so far since then.

If you have any resources or can give me some ideas where to go, I would be greatful!