Islands and Insulin: A Diabetic Sailor's Memoir - 7126

"Islands and Insulin is probably the most entertaining diabetes book I've read to date..." --Amy Tenderich, Founder and Editor of Diabetes Mine What if doctors declared you would never again do the one thing you felt you were born to do? After surviving with diabetes for years, Erin Spineto was quickly losing her sanity. Buried beneath blood tests, injections, and medical devices, she had to do something drastic. A sailor at heart, could she give up her passion to play it safe with diabetes? If she went, her blood sugars could plummet while alone in the middle of the ocean. Seasickness could raise blood sugars and slam her into a diabetic coma, leaving her incapable of handling the boat. In “the most entertaining diabetes book I've read to date…," Erin navigates her twenty-two-foot sailboat down the Florida Keys with a comedy of errors for this novice sailor as she fights winds, currents, and swells that threaten to capsize her. (Amy Tenderich, Founder and Editor of Diabetes Mine) In a time when doctors advised people with diabetes “avoid any extreme exertion,” will Erin push the boundaries of what is possible or find out the hard way she should have listened to the warnings? Fans of The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom and The Insulin Express will love this thrilling and uplifting story about one girl’s defiance of those who would stand in her way. Don't miss out on the action of this unforgettable journey. Click the BUY NOW button and sail away with Erin on her journey to accepting diabetes as she navigates those tumultuous early years of adulthood and learns how valuable real friendships are in the battle against a chronic disease. Join readers already obsessed with Islands and Insulin: "I read this entire book in one sitting, laughing at some parts, nodding my head in recognition at others, and just marveling at how much of the diabetes experience was captured. Erin Spineto should be proud as hell for being it, living it, and writing it." Kerri Sparling, creator and author of Six Until Me, one of the first and most widely-read diabetes patient blogs "It's an enjoyable mix of love, learning, diabetes, and adventure." Scott Johnson, Diabetes Advocate, Writer, Speaker, Consultant at Scott's Diabetes “Great pace, fantastic inner dialogue, and an inspiring tale of being just the right balance of strong and vulnerable.” PainterBarbie "The author is on a heroic quest within these pages, and brings the secrets of living with this disease out of the closet -- honestly, lovingly, and still unafraid to share the dark side of what life can be like. I especially laud her for learning to balance her dreams with a heavy dose of caution. Her adventurous spirit could have cost her life.” Loving Life
ASIN: 0988206501
VSKU: 56JR8Z001UFF_ns
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Spineto, Erin
Binding: Paperback