If Sugar Burns A Novel On Man’s Fight Against Diabetes
Baltimore: John D. Lucas Company, Publishers, 1942. Hardcover. xi, [1], 316pp., boards. In dust jacket. Boards with minor shelf wear. Edges of jacket chipped, worn at head and tail of spine; wrinkles and minor soiling. Overall a Very Good copy of a scarce title.
Medical fiction. Novelization of the life of a diabetic before and after the invention of synthetic insulin. In the world of the novel, the hero, with help from a biochemist and dietitian, synthesizes a sugar that does not require insulin to metabolize. The author was a professor of pharmacology at the University of Maryland and developed new anesthetics and antibiotics that went into wide use. OCLC lists nine locations.
Cat.No: 306159
Price: $60.00