Journey of a Diabetic

by Richard Evans and Lawrence M. Pray

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671453963
• ISBN13: 9780671453961
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.

Customer Reviews

What a great, enlightening book

Being a diabetic for 21 years I have fought the battles that Mr. Pray writes about. In those 21 yrs I have probably read the book 6-7 times to keep me on track. Rereading the book in 2006, I have to say that Mr. Pray certainly had it more difficult than we have it today. The methods used to control diabetes then is so outdated, using urine tests and one type of insulin required him and his family to follow such tight schedules it's amazing he didn't rebell more. This book addresses the process of accepting a chronic disease not the mechanics. But they go hand-in-hand with each other. You can't have one without the other. Thank you Mr.Pray for all your help.........hope all is well in 2006.

A Story of Learning Acceptance! A++!

In "Journey of a Diabetic," Lawrence Pray begins telling his story when, as a 7-year-old child, he came down with juvenile diabetes. His onset of symptoms began when he was going away with his grandparents for the summer to Maine, when suddenly, he kept of feeling thirsty, very tired out, and the main thing was losing weight while eating large amounts of food. Nothing would fill him up, and he also had frequent urination, and could not imagine what was happening to him. When he finally collapsed, becoming very ill, the diabetes was discovered. His family, while supportive was devastated beyond measure. His whole new regime of needles, and dietary control changed his life forever. Yet, as time passed, and Lawrence grew, he failed to accept diabetes, and had lots of difficulty with it. It takes him many years before he learns acceptance. In fact, he grows up, gets married, and even has a child before he can even begin to not see diabetes as a stigma, but as a learning tool for others.

Journey of a Diabetic

This is a very interesting and informative book. More than that,it is the kind of book that makes you grow up with the auther in his struggle against a disease that had been a part of his life since childhood.Every diabetic can understand the growth processes one with diabetes must go through to be able to finally accept and control this disease.Mr.Pray writes from the heart and mind of one who has learned alot and is passing on his knowledge to those who have yet to experience it.This book,a review of Mr.Pray's life from childhood to adult,is also a reflection of the lives and feelings of all diabetics.I would highly recommend it for anyone who has relationships with a diabetic.