Diabetes and the turquoise goddess.(People Making A Difference) From: For A Change | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: Costa, Adriano | COPYRIGHT 2004 For A Change. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WHEN THE Italian mountaineer, Marco Peruffo, was eight he was diagnosed with diabetes. 'I was a very difficult patient. I rebelled against blood tests, was undisciplined about my diet and made a fuss about taking medicines. But my father, a keen mountaineer and also a diabetic, took me on mountain walks. The landscape, the immersion in nature, the joy of achievement captured me.

'At 15, I caught the bug of rock climbing. To be able to do this, I had to be in top shape an...