Sweet-Blood

Pete Hautman (NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003)

ISBN: 9780689873249

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Over the last decade, the world has gone stir-crazy for Vampires! So why not read another one... only this one is a bit sweeter! Lucy Szaba has been a diabetic since she was a little girl, and now, at 16, she has developed a sweet theory: Vampires were the original diabetics! When asked to create an english paper in school, she decides to write her paper on her vampire theory. However, her teacher, counselor, and parents become concerned that Lucy may be finally loosing the plot and take steps to find her some help. Her regular Transylvanian chat room talks are cut when her computer is removed from her room, she then decides to take matter into her own hands: a real-life adventure! With a new friend, Lucy sets out into world of tarot cards and goth, perhaps meeting a real vampire in the flesh, and forgetting the most important aspect of all: her diabetes. Not only is this a great book for teens eager for vampires, but also they will be able to relate to Lucy dealing with all of the usual adolescent angst, compounded by her condition. 

This Side of Normal

by Eric Devine (Redmond, WA: Long Tale Press, 2009.)

ISBN: 9780981724935

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Ed Devlin's teenage years haven't been all that easy! Since his uncle died, his parents have not been getting along. His father drinks too much and his mother has lost hope in her husband. Ed's best friend has abandoned him in the hope of a relationship with a girl who is more likely to end up in jail then graduating. And if that ain't enough, Ed begins to feel unwell! It is soon discovered he has diabetes! For Ed, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better. Like everything else, his health is beyond his control, and he will be forced to find a way through it, encouraging him to become someone new... someone stronger!

A Miracle for Maggie

by Stephen Eaton Hume (Vancouver: Beach Holme Pub., 2000.)

ISBN: 0888784155

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Dive into the lives of two people affected by diabetes: the patient and the doctor!

Set in the early 1900s,  a young girl named Maggie Davis struggles from diabetes and her father and Doctor, Dr. Davis struggles with his attempt to find a cure for the disease. Maggie is devastated by the death of her uncle, who was also a diabetic, and the fact that there is no known cure for the disease frightens her. Her father, has made his number one priority his daughter's life and will stop at nothing until a cure is found. One day, Dr. Davis stumbles across an article in The Toronto Star with the headline "Toronto Doctors on Track of Diabetes Cure." Deserperation sends himself packing with his daughter for the long trip to Toronto in search of Dr. Banting to help save his daughter's life. As the story shifts from Chester to London, Ontario, and then to Toronto, the story of Dr. Banting and his struggle to find a purpose for his life unfolds. The novel reveals Dr. Banting's fight to find a sponsor for his research, which will enable him to finally find a cure.

Stephen Eaton Hume's realistic novel not only gives insight on how diabetes affects people living with the disease, but also how it affects people trying to bring the disease to an end! This book will have you enthralled right down until the last pages!