Trading in Candy for Toys, Bronx Kids with Diabetes can Enjoy Halloween Too  Bronx Voice  November 6, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Bronx children turned in their Halloween candy for toys. The sugary exchange of sweets for shiny new toys is the brainchild of Montefiore and allows children with diabetes to enjoy the holiday in a safe way. At t he Children's Hospital at Montefiore children with diabetes attended the Halloween Candy Exchange coordinated by providers in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes .  The children visited educational tables, enjoyed arts and crafts, a photo booth, healthy snacks, and swapped their trick-or-treating stash for a gift.  Diabetes is a chronic disease that is projected to increase in young people by about 70% by 2060 . If not managed appropriately, diabetes can cause complications including nerve damage and diabetes-related eye disease.  Specialists at the event included dentists, ophthalmologists and dia...