The Diabetes Code Cookbook: Delicious, Healthy, Low-Carb Recipes to Manage Your Insulin and Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

by Jason Fung, Alison Maclean

The ultimate companion cookbook to The Diabetes Code from the New York Times -bestselling author and pioneer of intermittent fasting, Dr. Jason Fung. Dr. Jason Fung helped thousands of people lose weight with his breakout bestseller The Obesity Code . Next, he helped prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes with his groundbreaking book The Diabetes Code . Now, The Diabetes Code Cookbook makes it even easier to follow Dr. Fung’s proven advice for preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes through intermittent fasting and a low carb/high-fat diet. This cookbook features full-color photographs and Readers will come away with knowledge of their health and an arsenal of mouthwatering meals—because eating for type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be bland!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Health, Food, Nonfiction

216 pages, Hardcover

Published November 1, 2021

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-1/2 stars!

I read this alongside its accompaniment, The Diabetes Code by the same author. The Diabetes Code Cookbook starts off with a “crash course” on diabetes summarizing some of the info that you can get in much greater detail in The Diabetes Code. What I do like is that the Cookbook goes into much more detail about actual food (which is what I was hoping for but found lacking in The Diabetes Code). There is a lot of useful information here. 

Onto the recipes:

Variety: There is a large variety of recipes in this book ranging from soups, salads, sides, main dishes as well as some vegetarian options. 

Pictures: There are very few pictures included. Most of the recipes do NOT have an accompanying picture.

Difficulty: The recipes have easy to follow instructions and are set up in an easy to follow format. The book lies flat on a countertop for easy handsfree reference while cooking. 

Ingredients: Most of the recipes include ingredients that are easy to find and many request the use of a variety of fresh herbs.

Nutrition: Nutrition facts are NOT included with the recipes. I honestly am quite shocked that a diabetes cookbook does not include nutritional information for each recipe. 

BEST recipe — stuffed pork tenderloin

[Marion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent information for a fasting plan and controlling diabetes. Highly recommend any information available from Dr. Jason Fung.

[Andrea Devers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Guidance and Easy Recipes

I learned some things about managing my diabetes that I haven’t learned anywhere else! Good to get some hope that reversal is possible.

[Olivia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book very informative and easy to read.

Really enjoyed this cookbook the introduction is very informative and to the point. The recipes are easy to make and delicious.

[Talka · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow do I wish I could give something negative stars....usually I flip right to the recipes (which in this case were fine, but nothing particularly exciting/great/new), but this time around I tried to read the intro and opening sections.

Why. Why did I torture myself with that. But also, I'm glad I did because I would've missed the sheer garbage that this book was.

Here are some select, absolutely bonkers quotes to chew on:
- “We only _pretend_ that medications help diabetes, but they don’t actually help” (I think he's trying to make the point that there are underlying conditions that medications are just a bandaid for but that is really extracting that to misinformation levels)
- “There is no reason to stop your exercise routine while fasting. There’s a common misconception that eating is necessary to supply energy to the working body.” LMAO WHAT (also, a few pages later: a gazpacho recipe recommended to eat "to fuel the body" before a workout "such as weightlifting")
- "There are absolutely no issues with fasting." as a full sentence...wrong again.
- Bariatric surgery as a recommended "cure" because it is "surgically enforced fasting" 💀💀💀

Anyway, according to this book I can just try a 36 hour or 48 hour fast if a 24 hour fast doesn't work for me, since I've been fat for so long! The more you know.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent real food recipes. I borrowed this book from the library but I will definitely buy it for a collection of great healthy recipes.

[Autumn]

Liked the intro explanation, the majority of the recipes are too advanced for me :)

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some really delicious recipes. Not too complex, no exotic ingredients. Highly recommend.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a weird diet. And really protein heavy. I don't mind the fasting.

[Nada Loughead · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my review at https://canadiancookbooks.ca/the-diab...

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to check this out for my mom, she's pre diabetic. but some of the recipes looked good

[Sara Goldenberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Smart author but doesn't list carb counts. I thought that was weird. None of the recipes are earth-shattering either.

[Rose Helg · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK book

This book was an OK, book. Try some recipes, but others , didn't sound too good. Need more pictures. it was OK

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cite your sources people.

[tin_foil_tinnu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think this cookbook will reverse my boyfriend's Type 1 diabetes, but it was helpful to see ideas of what I can cook for him :)