Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes, America's Biggest Epidemic
James S. Hirsch, . . Houghton Mifflin, $25 (307pp) ISBN 978-0-618-51461-8
Hirsch, a type 1 diabetic, agonized when his three-year-old son began exhibiting the symptoms of diabetes. More, he was prompted to take a look at diabetes and how it is treated in this country and the possibility of finding a cure for this ravaging disease. What he finds isn't always encouraging. Skillfully combining journalistic expertise with his personal story, Hirsch, a former reporter for the
Reviewed on: 09/11/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
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