diabetics

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diabetics

The sugarless plum

2009
Diabetes spokesperson and educator Zippora Karz, a member of the New York City Ballet at the age of eighteen in 1984, discusses why she sought medical attention several years later, her diagnosis with diabetes, and her struggles to balance her physical limitations with her dancing career.

Joe the barbarian

2011
When he is home alone during a power outage and his sugar level drops dangerously, Joe, an eleven-year-old Type 1 diabetic, imagines he is a lost survivor and his house is a world filled with submarine pirate dwarves, evil Hell Hounds, Lightning Lords, and besieged castles as he struggles to reach the sugar that will save his life.

Showdown with diabetes

1999
Deb Butterfield discusses what it was like to grow up with diabetes, focusing on the medical treatments she tried, the emotions she felt, and the complications she endured.

Sweet invisible body

reflections on life with diabetes
1999
The author discusses what it has been like for her to live with diabetes, which she was diagnosed with in 1972 when she was twelve-years-old, and tells how the disease impacted every aspect of her life.

Gin Tama

2008
As Sakata "Gin" Gintoki tries to break a genuine princess out of her castle prison for some much needed rest and relaxation, the Odd Jobs Trio must deal with dognappers, spaceship hijackers, and giant sand monsters.

Gin Tama

2007
Gin is used to spending his days chasing sleazy alien moneylenders, rampaging monsters, and would-be terrorists, but a drop in his blood sugar level means everyone is going to have a bad day!.

Interference

2004
Josh has finally made it to an elite hockey team but no one knows that he has Type 1 diabetes, and it's getting more serious by the day.

Journey of a diabetic

1983
The author expresses his personal struggle with diabetes which he has had since age 7.

Needles

a memoir of growing up with diabetes
2000
Andie Dominick discusses how her life changed after she was diagnosed with diabetes.

Needles

1998
Andie Dominick discusses how her life changed after she was diagnosed with diabetes.

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