Book Review: Cheating Destiny

Here is my next book review, "Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes, American's Biggest Epidemic" by James S. Hirsch. This is an excellent book. I highly recommend everyone read this. Not just diabetics or loved ones of diabetics, but everyone.

Hirsch was diagnosed with diabetes when he was a teenager and has lived with it for 29 years. This is an excellent novel. It starts out with his son and his own diagnosis of type-1 diabetes (at the tender age of 4). The novel goes through the history of diabetes. Each chapter addresses various aspects of diabetes. Topics he touches are diabetes in the deep south, history of insulin, the U.S. health care system, Dr. Bernstein's Solution on normalizing blood sugars, Dr. Denise Faustman ('maverick' doctor who has cured type-1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice), and the lows of the hypoglycemia.

I loved this novel. It was well-written and kept my interest. There are some really really scary things and sad stories. Some of it made me think about my own life, especially relating to children. There is also stories about people who have persevered and live life to the fullest. Highly recommended read for all.