{"product_id":"9780618918997","title":"Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA candid, provocative, and moving account of one of America’s fastest-growing health issues\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48371105300720,"sku":"9780618918997","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780618918997_p0.jpg?v=1768409969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780618918997","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}