Book Review

The author, a young British woman, recounts here her experiences as a diabetic and her interactions with the medical profession. The title refers to the metallic taste of jam sweetened with saccharin. Written with warmth, clarity, and humor, the portrayal of the alternating periods of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in a person with brittle diabetes is vivid. The medical profession does not always perform creditably as the story unfolds. Physicians caring for diabetics can gain insight from this book into the special needs and problems faced by young adults with this chronic disorder. The reader sympathizes with the diabetic, whose life . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.