Sweet Blood & Fury

By Mary Frances Connors

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970260067
• ISBN13: 9780970260062
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Mary Frances Connors
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great resource on emotional impact of diabetes

Sweet Blood & Fury is essential reading for anyone with insulin-dependent, Type 1 diabetes. Anyone with Type 2 diabetes, or just with "high blood sugar" short of full-blown diabetes, will also find it invaluable. And if you are simply a person who loves someone with diabetes, you will find this book extremely helpful in understanding the emotional impact of this disease. The short summary of the book might be "It's okay to be angry about having diabetes, and in fact anger may help you to get the best treatment and keep yourself as healthy as possible." Mary Frances Connors has learned some very valuable lessons about being a strong advocate for one's own health care, and she's a compassionate teacher willing to bare her soul to share those lessons with us. We can relate to her very well because she's so human -- even though she's a registered nurse and highly self-educated about the nature of diabetes, she still has to fight off that urge to delve into a bag of cookies, and sometimes succumbs. She shows us how she -- and we -- can forgive ourselves and keep trying and working for the most optimal health and happiness we can achieve.

Sweet Blood and Fury ( excellent insight of feelings )

I have read this book twice! Anyone who has diabetes or is living with a diabetic in thier life should read this wonderful book! I for one, would never of thought of this debilitating disease in this way. It explains so much who and what they are dealing with. When you read the authors thoughts of her life with diabetes, it also makes you aware of all people living with all handicaps. It has answered a lot of questions for me and brought to light many inner thoughts of my own. I feel like I have been enlightened. I am a compassionate person but, this book has made me more so! Read it! You will walk away a different person.

Brava For Sweet Blood & Fury

Mary Connors captures the feelings and myriad experiences of living and growing up with Diabetes. Her added interviews with doctors, Diabetics and relatives of Diabetics provide added perspective; helpful insight; and historical information. A must read for Diabetics, their friends, relatives, and even for doctors who care to understand the whole Diabetic person.

An introspective look into one woman's life with Diabetes...

This book takes an honest look at Mary's "battle" with her disease. She is not afraid to tell us about her personal experiences and how they have affected her life over the years. A must-read for anyone who thinks they are alone in their battle with Diabetes.