Diabetes in Fiction
A compilation of diabetic representation in fiction. Every book listed includes at least one character with diabetes. Click “Read Full Details” to read a book’s plot summary and learn how diabetes is represented in the story.
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Last Dance
by Lurlene McDaniel
(Originally WHEN DREAMS SHATTER) Rachel Deering’s dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer has to be put on hold when she finds out that she has diabetes, but the lessons she learns in managing her disease help her take control of her life.
The Gift of the Pirate Queen
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Grace O’Malley is doing just fine taking care of her father and younger sister, Amy. She certainly doesn’t want her cousin Fiona from Ireland to move in and take over. Grace has enough to worry about, what with Amy’s diabetes and her own problems at school with her teacher.But Fiona does arrive and tries hard to fit in with the family. It’s still hard for Grace until the day Fiona shares her story of the brave pirate queen named grace O’Malley. The tale makes her wonder: Does she have the great courage of the pirate queen?