{"product_id":"cheating-destiny-james-s-hirsch-9780618918997","title":"Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes","description":"A candid, provocative, and moving account of one of America's fastest-growing health issues \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you or someone you love has diabetes, you are not alone -- more than twenty million Americans now live with the disease. In Cheating Destiny, the best-selling author James S. Hirsch offers an incisive, sometimes surprising portrait of diabetes in America. Hirsch is intimately familiar with the disease: he has lived with type 1 diabetes for three decades. His brother, Irl, also a diabetic, is one of the country's leading diabetologists. Most poignantly, his son Garrett was diagnosed at age three. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHirsch draws on his unique expertise to provide an engaging blend of reportage, memoir, history, and advocacy. He offers revealing views of life with diabetes: the urge toward secrecy that many diabetics feel, the everyday psychological and emotional hurdles, and the perseverance -- even heroism -- required for survival. Hirsch takes a look at the science behind the disease and its treatment, and lays bare the impact on our economy, society, and our families. Anyone who lives with diabetes -- or loves a diabetic -- will find this book essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James S. Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 061891899X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618918997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d","brand":"James S. Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920395436287,"sku":"9780618918997","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b597e058-8df8-422e-83cb-f028fef9afe3.jpg?v=1680815141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cheating-destiny-james-s-hirsch-9780618918997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}