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Book Reviews Special
Note: Many good diabetes books are only printed outside Australia
and unless you want to visit every bookshop in town and wait months,
best to buy them through Amazon's online bookstore. In these cases,
we provide a little Ad in the review and a small cut of their profits
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I found this a really useful and interesting
book. Its written by a woman who is a writer, performed and educator,
who has had the Big D since the age of 10. She has a really practical
and in-touch view of life with diabetes and life with a pump, and writes
as a true believer. ....more
of Trish's review |
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Nicole's story, experience
and message of hope are inspirational. I think everyone who reads this
will learn something about diabetes and the way they look at it. ....more
of Sheena's review |
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This is a self-help book.
It's not a passive read: there are surveys and probing questions throughout.
If you're prepared to do the work you can identify your particular issues.
...more of Zoe's review |
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At 22, and after nine years
of diabetes I had such a disordered eating pattern that I had no idea
what "hungry" felt like or what "normal eating" looked
like. It would be true to say that food occupied my thoughts 80 or 90%
of the time. I really wish that somebody had given me this book then.
...more of Cate's review |
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So why is "Sweet Invisible
Body" a significant book? It does a beautiful job of counting off
diabetic milestones. But the book moves beyond the anecdotal when it highlights
the link between the body and the mind that injected insulin makes visible.
...more of Jeff's review |
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This book is not for the
weak or faint-hearted. But it is unexpectedly compelling. I devoured each
page masochistically, hungry to know what could happen to me, 'a diabetic'.
At the same time, my stomach was queasy and tears stung the backs of my
(fortunately healthy) eyes ...
more of Zoe's review |
 Sweet &
Sour- A Diabetic Life by Peter Corris |
Thank god, somebody has finally
done it! Written an account of living with diabetes that actually tackles
some of the hairy issues. The book recounts Peter Corris’s life
with diabetes from diagnosis at the age of 16, when “the presence
of a couple of young, good looking nurses” served to amplify his
dread of impotence. It follows him through a bohemian, alcohol–laced
academic period at Melbourne Uni ...more
of MaryAnne's review |
| Needles by Andy Dominick |
It made me laugh; rekindling memories of myself and my brothers as children living with diabetes ie. using my needles as darts or water pistols, and showing the kids at school in awe. But it also made me cry. A book which put into words many of my own thoughts and feelings, fears, uncertainties and dreams. ...more of Lisa's review |
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