All 9 Uses of
diabetes
in
Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand
- Diabetes has never been easy to live with.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Trial and error was the only method physicians had to figure dosage, additives had not been developed to improve the absorption of the hormone, and the proper diet for diabetes management was not yet fully understood.†
Chpt 1.6
- This was a problem facing nearly every jockey, but with the onset of his diabetes, Woolf's problems were compounded.†
Chpt 1.6
- Insulin injections encouraged Woolf to gain weight, and to manage his diabetes he needed to consume regular, high-protein, low-carbohydrate meals—meats were recommended—which also added pounds.†
Chpt 1.6
- Buthis reducing, combined with the blunt-instrument character of diabetes treatment in the 1930s, made controlling his blood sugar extremely difficult.†
Chpt 1.6
- If he played the balance of diabetes management and reducing wrong, he could faint in the saddle while moving at forty miles per hour.†
Chpt 1.6
- Despondent over Seabiscuit's loss in the Santa Anita Handicap and seizing the opportunity to eat as his diabetes dictated while his suspension was in effect, he had gorged himself on steaks and ballooned up to 128 pounds.†
Chpt 2.13
- He was struggling with his diabetes, and friends had noticed that he was unusually thin that winter.†
Chpt Epil.
- But most saw Woolf sink from the saddle, unconscious, his dieting and diabetes finally taking their toll.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
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(diabetes) any of several metabolic disorders characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood and marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst