Rockstar Diabetic

Rockstar Diabetic isn't really about diabetes. It's about surviving yourself-and discovering that--

the life worth living often begins only after the life you thought you wanted falls apart.

"People always think they have more time than they do."

If you already know what needs to change, what's actually stopping you?

What saves a person when they're slowly destroying themselves?

Losing everything, Because it teaches you something success never will:

how to build it again-the right way.

"You've got to go into the dark... find it... and drag it out yourself."

This is a memoir with dark humor, about identity, addiction, purpose, relationships,

and rebuilding a life after almost losing it.

About a man that finally stopped feeding the parts of himself that wanted to destroy him-

and started feeding the parts that wanted to live.

Blood Sugar 800. A platinum-selling past. A second chance worth fighting for.

What happens when the life everyone envies is quietly killing you?

After years of living like there would never be consequences-tour buses, sold-out shows, addiction, excess--

impossible highs, and even bigger crashes-a former rock musician wakes up to a reality no encore can fix:

a blood sugar reading of nearly 800 and a body that's finally done negotiating.

Most people expect this to be another diabetes book.

It isn't.

Rockstar Diabetic is a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud memoir about surviving the one person you can't outrun-yourself.

With razor-sharp humor, unforgettable stories, and the kind of honesty that only comes from someone who's lived through both fame and collapse--

C.C. Rowland takes readers behind the curtain of the music industry, inside hospital rooms, into family heartbreak, and ultimately toward a life rebuilt one decision at a time.

Along the way you'll meet unforgettable characters, including a fiercely loyal grandfather whose wisdom echoes through every chapter, a wife who refused to give up when hope seemed gone, lifelong friends, eccentric doctors, tour-bus disasters, outrageous backstage moments, and one stubborn internal voice that constantly argues with the man trying to become something better.

But beneath the laughter lies a universal question:

Why do intelligent people continue making choices they know are destroying them?

Whether the addiction is sugar, alcohol, approval, success, comfort, or the stories we tell ourselves, the battle is often the same.

Part memoir, part life lesson, part practical guide, Rockstar Diabetic explores the surprising connections between health, identity, purpose, family, music, forgiveness, discipline, and second chances.

You don't need diabetes to understand this story.

You only need to know what it feels like to lose your way... and hope there's still time to find yourself again.

Funny, raw, deeply personal, and ultimately hopeful, Rockstar Diabetic isn't about perfect health.

It's about choosing life before life chooses for you.

This book is for:

Men 35-70 who have experienced;

type 2 diabetes

heart attack

divorce

addiction

career collapse

burnout

Rock music fans;

hard rock

classic rock

metal

touring culture

backstage stories

Readers of memoirs

Families of diabetics

Addiction and recovery readers

Men who "don't read self-help books