Memoirs of a Diabetic: A Malaysian

This memoir shares the inspiring story of a diabetic and his life experiences-some life-threatening-over the past fifty-seven years. Diagnosed in 1957 at the age of 11, author M. Sivarajah considers the changes in treatment of the disease from his early years through present day. He recounts how handling insulin has changed over the years, recalling early metal syringes and needles and the method of sterilizing both. The time it took to boil the needles to insure that they were properly ste...