Strongheart: The Power to Control Diabetes

by Terri Wood Jerkins

STRONGHEART is a story and a teaching tool-fiction written by an endocrinologist, Dr. Jerkins, who treats diabetic patients. Gabriel Killian is from a family with a high risk for type 2 diabetes, an epidemic which carries an 80 percent risk of death from heart disease. Christy Fielding was one of many captives being held by a wealthy Mafia family who harvested her rare blood type for their personal needs. When an employee gave his life to help Christy escape, Christy became a fugitive. She met Gabriel, a former Navy Seal, who knew how to hide and how to seek justice.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

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So let's tackle this review in two parts. After this book is the juxtaposition of a magnificent love story and a teaching tool for diabetics.
1. As a teaching tool this book is great! I don't have diabetes but I have many family members who do and this book offers a thorough but not preachy explanation of the dangers of allowing the disease to be uncontrolled. It also offers hope. This is not a world ending disease. You just have to put the effort in.
2. I loved this story! I thought Gabe and Christy were moving a little fast at first but that feeling dissipated. Their love story is beautiful. The strength they give one another is inspiring. All the while they are outrunning hit men trying to silence Christy, the girl who got away. It is their love and faith that pull them through.