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Food awareness, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetes
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it's crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes friendly foods. You'll learn whether popular diets fit (or don't fit) into a healthy eating plan, what to shop for, how to eat healthy away from home, which supplements you should consider, and how to build perfect meals yourself. To get you started, this book includes a week's worth of diabetes-friendly meals, and fabulous recipes that demonstrate how delicious food and effective diabetes management can go hand in hand.Includes helpful information for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as exchange lists for diabetesExplains how your surroundings and your biology conspire to encourage unhealthy eating, and how you can gain control by planning in advanceHelps you to understand that fabulous, nutritionally-balanced food and diabetes management can go hand in hand
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes, "Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" is packed with expert advice, surprising insights, and practical examples of meal plans coupled with sound nutritional advice.
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it's crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes friendly foods. You'll learn whether popular diets fit (or don't fit) into a healthy eating plan, what to shop for, how to eat healthy away from home, which supplements you should consider, and how to build perfect meals yourself. To get you started, this book includes a week's worth of diabetes-friendly meals, and fabulous recipes that demonstrate how delicious food and effective diabetes management can go hand in hand.Includes helpful information for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as exchange lists for diabetesExplains how your surroundings and your biology conspire to encourage unhealthy eating, and how you can gain control by planning in advanceHelps you to understand that fabulous, nutritionally-balanced food and diabetes management can go hand in hand
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes, "Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" is packed with expert advice, surprising insights, and practical examples of meal plans coupled with sound nutritional advice.
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First published January 1, 2013
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January 6, 2022
I purchased this 2 years ago, and I still use it for meal planning. Let's face it diabetes is hard. Trying to keep up with the carbs, sugars, and a million other things that affect your sugar. Who sits there and counts every little morsel going into their mouth? It can be a pain in the butt. This book made it easier to meal plan ahead of time, so I don't have to make snap decisions on the go. Excellent book.
October 11, 2017
An excellent resource for diabetics and family members to better understand how planning healthy meals and snacks can improve the health of diabetics. Easy to use and includes more info online.
August 13, 2024
this book is really helpful if you want to learn how to manage diabetes and the food you eat, as they said, it's about the portion rather than prohibit any food.
February 19, 2025
Some things I didn't know about and other things I did. Some spots were very boring but the things I didn't know were interesting.
August 9, 2016
I have to say, a lot of this information I already knew. I did see my educator and nutritionist every month or so for over two years and a lot of this I learned from them. A few things were surprising to me but not enough.
I was sort of hoping for more of a meal plan. I realize they can't go through every day of my life and I got the logistics, I just would have liked more options.
A lot of the recipes were not really for me. I wasn't interested in any of them really. I was really only mildly enthused about one or two. I know what you're thinking... maybe that's why she's got the diabeetus. Not so.
One thing that was a great refresher was keeping the carbs under 15 grams. That actually makes a lot of sense to me. I'm a huge carb person. I try to be more conscious of the carbs when eating but sometimes they get away from me. I remember my nutritionist going over something like this but it's been so long it's good to be reminded.
I think this is a very good starting point and something everyone should read especially those just diagnosed. I feel like the best thing for diabetes is a healthy diet and exercise. Eat healthy and get moving and remember to check your numbers as often as your doctor suggests. I think it's the key to staying healthy and what this book is also saying.
I haven't read Diabetes For Dummies but I feel like a lot of this should be covered under that and this being geared more towards the actual meal planning and perhaps covering more foods on the Glycemic Index and more of what we should eat vs what we shouldn't. There were some helpful tips in the back that went over a few items that you could substitute like plain greek yogurt for sour cream or butter. Plus, super foods that we should consider like peanut butter and salmon.
The thing that bothered me the most was that this book say's go ahead and eat a potato but for me they're so high on the GI I'm not sure why they're suggesting it. Obviously, it say's to know your body and check your results to see how certain things affect you but I don't like how they're saying white potatoes are alright. I guess maybe they're just not alright for me. I know, there's a write up in the back that say's that although it's high in carbs and high on the GI that its' also full of vitamin C and potassium. For me the reward is not worth the risk.
All in all this is great for beginners and a wonderful refresher to what, hopefully, most diabetics would know. I enjoyed reading through the tips and warnings. Something not every book would want to tackle.
I was sort of hoping for more of a meal plan. I realize they can't go through every day of my life and I got the logistics, I just would have liked more options.
A lot of the recipes were not really for me. I wasn't interested in any of them really. I was really only mildly enthused about one or two. I know what you're thinking... maybe that's why she's got the diabeetus. Not so.
One thing that was a great refresher was keeping the carbs under 15 grams. That actually makes a lot of sense to me. I'm a huge carb person. I try to be more conscious of the carbs when eating but sometimes they get away from me. I remember my nutritionist going over something like this but it's been so long it's good to be reminded.
I think this is a very good starting point and something everyone should read especially those just diagnosed. I feel like the best thing for diabetes is a healthy diet and exercise. Eat healthy and get moving and remember to check your numbers as often as your doctor suggests. I think it's the key to staying healthy and what this book is also saying.
I haven't read Diabetes For Dummies but I feel like a lot of this should be covered under that and this being geared more towards the actual meal planning and perhaps covering more foods on the Glycemic Index and more of what we should eat vs what we shouldn't. There were some helpful tips in the back that went over a few items that you could substitute like plain greek yogurt for sour cream or butter. Plus, super foods that we should consider like peanut butter and salmon.
The thing that bothered me the most was that this book say's go ahead and eat a potato but for me they're so high on the GI I'm not sure why they're suggesting it. Obviously, it say's to know your body and check your results to see how certain things affect you but I don't like how they're saying white potatoes are alright. I guess maybe they're just not alright for me. I know, there's a write up in the back that say's that although it's high in carbs and high on the GI that its' also full of vitamin C and potassium. For me the reward is not worth the risk.
All in all this is great for beginners and a wonderful refresher to what, hopefully, most diabetics would know. I enjoyed reading through the tips and warnings. Something not every book would want to tackle.
August 7, 2016
Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition for Dummies is full of information for both the newly diagnosed diabetic as well as someone who has been dealing with diabetes for some time.
The authors focus on the role of food in managing your diabetes, whether it is Type 1 or Type 2. They point out that food is “the simplest, least expensive, most available, and most immediate treatment option for diabetic health.”
They discuss, in detail, the nutritional requirements for diabetics. They don’t tell us that changing how we eat will be easy, but they do make sense of all the different pieces of information that most of us were given and have read about.
The authors emphasize the need to change your lifestyle, not only the foods you eat, but by adopting more physical activity, quitting smoking, getting rid of stress, and making your health a priority.
They even include a few recipes at the end of the book in addition to Appendixes that tell you about conversions and other helpful information. And, finally, they have included a detailed index, making finding information quick and easy.
This is a necessary book for any diabetic's library.
The authors focus on the role of food in managing your diabetes, whether it is Type 1 or Type 2. They point out that food is “the simplest, least expensive, most available, and most immediate treatment option for diabetic health.”
They discuss, in detail, the nutritional requirements for diabetics. They don’t tell us that changing how we eat will be easy, but they do make sense of all the different pieces of information that most of us were given and have read about.
The authors emphasize the need to change your lifestyle, not only the foods you eat, but by adopting more physical activity, quitting smoking, getting rid of stress, and making your health a priority.
They even include a few recipes at the end of the book in addition to Appendixes that tell you about conversions and other helpful information. And, finally, they have included a detailed index, making finding information quick and easy.
This is a necessary book for any diabetic's library.
September 24, 2015
This book was very helpful in explaining some of the issues on Type 2 diabetes. Good reference on how to plan menus as well as how to balance your life whether you're pre-diabetic, type 1 or 2 diabetic.
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