This book travels through the necessary growing tumults of childhood due to this disease; being an adolescent run-away and living through peer pressures; one marriage with three miscarriages; single-motherhood; college graduations; world travels; and careers all while fighting to stay alive on a daily basis.
As a Type 1 Diabetic (adult onset), I was immediately intrigued by this book. I thought that it may instill a sense of connection to another human being who is experiencing what I am (and for a much longer amount of time). I have a lot of thoughts on this book. Some good, some not so complimentary.
I'll start by saying that overall, I applaud A. K. Buckroth for her courage and voice. Diabetes is such a hush-hush disease. Often, even people who have diabetes don't understand diabetes. It's a full
As a Type 1 Diabetic (adult onset), I was immediately intrigued by this book. I thought that it may instill a sense of connection to another human being who is experiencing what I am (and for a much longer amount of time). I have a lot of thoughts on this book. Some good, some not so complimentary.
I'll start by saying that overall, I applaud A. K. Buckroth for her courage and voice. Diabetes is such a hush-hush disease. Often, even people who have diabetes don't understand diabetes. It's a full time job learning about it and managing it. Kudos to her for putting this book out there.
In truth, the only negative things I have to say about this book are the many typos, punctuation errors, word repetition, and formatting issues in the kindle version. I have not looked at the print version to see if it has any of the same errors. I hope not. Also, the many wikipedia references are a bit tiresome. Though, I think that it works since the point of this book seems to be sharing experience rather than sharing data.
On the up side, Ms. Buckroth has given readers a "someone" to relate to. Diabetic readers get confirmation that they are not alone. Diabetes is a horribly lonely disease, like so many other invisible diseases, and it is very easy to feel isolated and undesirable as a friend, family member, and romantic partner. With the release of "My Diabetic Soul", a leap was made toward eradicating that loneliness.
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