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Book - "Dead Level"

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DunePlodder

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Has anyone read "Dead Level", a book by Damien Boyd?
Initially I chose it because it's set locally in Somerset & I know many of the locations, but also the main protaganist is Type 1 & a chunk of the plot relates to insulin & the pharmaceutical industry. I would question one or two diabetes related details, but it's fiction and quite entertaining.
 
ooohhhh interesting!
 
Never heard of it @DunePlodder

I can't say that I've ever read any adult fiction with a Type 1 in : D
 
DunePlodder said:
It's a "whodunnit". The diabetes bit relates to human insulin v animal insulin.
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Ah - I like a good whodunnit! Going to look on Amazon

I'm on animal insulin, having originally been on human insulin, so I'm even more interested now : D
 
The author had a friend who had an adverse reaction to human insulin but hadn't been told about the option of using animal insulin.
 
Uhh cool! It's hard to find anywhere for a type 1 diabetic protagonist not dying or something like that
 
Let me know if it's any good @azure .
 
deborabaratto said:
That's awesome! Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out
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Here's another one.
Hansel is T1. If you can suspend belief regarding the "medical breakthroughs" in this time period. Along with some of the tech...

 
deborabaratto said:
Thanks!!
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No worries.! I know about the D is always the "weak chain" in the plot that needs rescuing with a shot. Lol

Funny example in a Stallone movie last night. "Cliffhanger." (Though there was no diabetic involved.)

A Bunch of criminals crash a plane after a heist in the mountains. The token female baddy sends a distress call to lure up mountain rescue (Stallone & co.) on contacting MR base and saying a party of five got lost & stranded, she lies in a panicky mumsy voice "hurry he's going into shock. He needs insulin."
A cunning ploy! Lol

Being from the West Country &T1 myself. I'm gonna have to check out the book in the thread tittle....
 
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