"One Lump or Two? Things that suck about being diabetic"

This book of well-illustrated cartoons represent more than a decade of Merritt's private recollections and musings about her personal journey of coping with the day to day experiences of living with Type 1 Diabetes. A diabetic since very early childhood, Merritt's experiences with this potentially disabling disease are drawn with a wry, eccentric, and, at times, dark humor. "I've traded-in denial as my favorite coping mechanism and chosen humor; it seems to be much more productive."

Laughter aside, "ONE LUMP OR TWO? Things that suck about being diabetic," (Volume 1), raises awareness about diabetes as one of the most serious public health issues of our time—skyrocketing from 30 million to 230 million people in the last 2 decades—making it one of the most rapidly-growing epidemics in the world. "ONE LUMP OR TWO" takes aim at a wide range of topics familiar to diabetics including: glucose testing; mood swings; peripheral neuropathy and the resulting "Cold Feet." The book is an excellent educational resource of interest not only to diabetics, but to anyone who wishes to better understand the condition.