Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, and What to Do About It

<b>Now in paperback - the controversial expose of the causes and treatments of diabetes, revised and updated.</b><br><br> <br><br>&quot;<i>Diabetes Rising</i> takes on the fastest-growing disease in history with a take-no-prisoner's attitude. Not willing to live with the enemy, Dan Hurley wants to kill it in its crib.&quot;<br><br> - Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews<br><br> <br><br>In <i>Diabetes Rising</i>, investigative journalist Dan Hurley chronicles the modern diabetes epidemic: how the disease has grown so dramatically, why the American Diabetes Association focuses its attention on just a small handful of available treatments, and why the research being done today does not look beyond accepted types of treatments.<br><br> <br><br>With ground-breaking research and compelling stories told through an investigative, historical, and narrative lens, <i>Diabetes Rising </i>offers riveting insight into the struggle between a persistent malady and the medical community's ongoing search for answers. Just as Eric Schlosser's <i>Fast Food Nation</i> uncovered the sordid details leading to an epidemic of obesity, Dan Hurley uncovers the hidden truths about diabetes, including what is being researched and what is not.<br><br>