American Dietetic Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes [Paperback]

American Dietetic Association (ADA) (Author), Margaret A. Powers (Author), American Dietetic Association (Author), Maggie Powers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2003

The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes

"Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care. This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It's a guide you can use every day-a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully."
-Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Executive Director
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

From the American Dietetic Association comes this authoritative guide to choosing foods to control your blood sugar and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. It provides the must-know basics of daily diabetes care-from designing a food plan and preventing low blood glucose levels to losing weight and carbohydrate counting-so you can personalize diabetes and food decisions to fit your needs. You'll see how to manage blood fat levels and blood pressure-an important part of diabetes care-and gain invaluable insight into making healthy food choices and planning tasty meals. You'll also find tips on reducing sugar and fat in foods; quick and easy meal ideas; and a special section on prevention of type 2 diabetes.
* Detailed menu plans for daily caloric levels of 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 calories
* Includes fast-food restaurant and ethnic food guides
* Ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic index foods

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The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes

"Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care. This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It’s a guide you can use every day–a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully."
–Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Executive Director
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

From the American Dietetic Association comes this authoritative guide to choosing foods to control your blood sugar and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. It provides the must-know basics of daily diabetes care–from designing a food plan and preventing low blood glucose levels to losing weight and carbohydrate counting–so you can personalize diabetes and food decisions to fit your needs. You’ll see how to manage blood fat levels and blood pressure–an important part of diabetes care–and gain invaluable insight into making healthy food choices and planning tasty meals. You’ll also find tips on reducing sugar and fat in foods; quick and easy meal ideas; and a special section on prevention of type 2 diabetes.

• Detailed menu plans for daily caloric levels of 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 calories
• Includes fast-food restaurant and ethnic food guides
• Ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic index foods

About the Author

MAGGIE POWERS, MS, RD, CDE, is a registered dietitian and diabetes educator. She has received the American Dietetic Association's Award for Excellence in the Practice of Clinical Nutrition and the American Diabetes Association's Award for Outstanding Health Professional Educator in the field of diabetes. She is also the author of Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking and Handbook of Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy.
THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION is the largest group of food and nutrition professionals in the world. As the advocate of the profession, the ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health, and well-being.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471442224
• ISBN-13: 978-0471442226
• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 0.8 x 9.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diets & Weight Loss > American Diabetes Association

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, October 6, 2007

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Conewago (S. Central Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Dietetic Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes (Paperback)

This book stands out from others because goes beyond just telling you WHAT to do to manage your diabetes, it also tells you the WHY. By helping you understand the reasoning behind dietary and exercise guidelines, the author gives you the knowledge you need to make intelligent decisions when presented with situations not covered by guidelines alone. She seems to understand that everything isn't always black and white in life, and you have to make choices based on many factors.

I'm newly diagnosed. Since I'm not on any medications (and hope to keep it that way for as long as possible), the two tools I have to manage my diabetes are exercise and diet. This book addresses the diet aspect very well, while touching on the importance of exercise. It's not a scientific text, so it doesn't go into excruciating detail. It's an easy read. She helps you understand how the body works without diabetes, and then explains what happens differently when you have diabetes. You'll come to understand how different foods affect your blood glucose level - and WHY. Which allows you to understand and develop your own meal plan if you don't have access to a nutritionist. If you do, you'll better understand why your nutritionist makes the recommendations she does, and you will have the knowledge to discuss various options with her.

This may not be the first thing you want to read if you've just discovered you need to live in a way that manages your blood glucose levels. There are higher level overview books; educational websites run by the Joslin Center or American Diabetes Association; or better yet, diabetes management programs taught by diabetes educators and nutritionists at most local hospital that will give you a solid foundation. Ask your doctor about local programs if he hasn't recommended it to you already.

With that knowledge under your belt, this is an excellent book to take you down to the next level of detail.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars health, May 26, 2010

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I ordered this book and several others like this one to help me figure out how to control my diabetes. The books are great. The ease of the ordering was fantastic and the books came very quickly. Thanks!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good information, August 12, 2008

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Steven E. Burchett (Scottsville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book almost immediately when I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. It (along with general info from with web) got me acquainted with how I should eat with my diabetes, and made me feel more comfortable with my ability to cope with my condition.

This book contains a wealth of information on what kinds of things you can eat, as well as various tables and lists of things you can eat along with relevant data on each item in many cases.

Overall, this was an excellent book for me, and I am sure it would help others in my same situation.