What Do I Eat Now?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes [Paperback]

M.S. Patti Geil (Author), R.D. Tami A. Ross R.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

The DIY approach to a diabetes diet!

What Do I Eat Now? is the single best resource for people with diabetes to learn how to eat right and eat healthy with diabetes. Each chapter explains a vital concept of diabetes nutrition in easy-to-understand language. “Tell Me What to Eat” meal plans and recipes at the end of each chapter get readers started on a lifetime of healthy eating. Don’t waste time trying to figure everything out from scratch when What Do I Eat Now? gives readers a step-by-step plan for understanding how to eat right. Learn as you go by cooking healthy, nutritious, and flavorful diabetic meals!

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About the Author

Patti B. Geil, MS, RD, FADA,CDE, is co-author of Diabetes Nutrition A to Z and 101 Tips on Nutrition for People with Diabetes. She is a past recipient of the Diabetes Educator of the Year award.

Tami Ross, RD,CDE, is co-author with Patti B. Geil of Cooking Up Fun for Kids with Diabetes and Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day--Or Less!, which was recently featured in USA Today. Tami is a past chair of the Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) group with the American Dietetic Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580403131
• ISBN-13: 978-1580403139
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Diabetes
  • #15 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Diabetic & Sugar-Free

More About the Author

Patti B. Geil, MS, RD, FADA,CDE, is co-author of Diabetes Nutrition A to Z and 101 Tips on Nutrition for People with Diabetes. She is a past recipient of the Diabetes Educator of the Year award. Tami Ross, RD,CDE, is co-author with Patti B. Geil of Cooking Up Fun for Kids with Diabetes and Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day--Or Less!, which was recently featured in USA Today. Tami is a past chair of the Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) group with the American Dietetic Association.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical nutrition tips to reduce food costs and time in the kitchen, January 26, 2010

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Nadine Uplinger "MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Do I Eat Now?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes (Paperback)

This is a great book for people who are struggling with what they can eat after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. People are typically very confused about what they can eat and think they need to give up all of their favorite foods. The authors provide sound nutrition information in a clear and concise manner and relate it to everyday eating with helpful tips. They also offer nutrition facts plus resources for obtaining additional information if the reader is interested.

What I especially liked is how they incorporated practical information along with the facts. They point out cost and time saving measures when shopping and preparing foods. At the same time that the importance of eating good food to manage type 2 diabetes is emphasized the reader can benefit from their tips about the important role food plays in our lives and the comfort it provides. Reading food labels is broken down into components that are understandable. They encourage the reader to set their own goals and provide reinforcement and encouragement throughout the book. This helps the reader recognize the types of small changes they can make in their food selections to improve their overall health.

I highly recommend this well written book and give kudos to the authors for coming up with the facts, practical tips and great recipes that use readily available ingredients.

Nadine Uplinger, MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!, February 16, 2010

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David K. Miller (Hope, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Do I Eat Now?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes (Paperback)

As a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) the first question that my patients ask is what can I eat? They hear so much false information that they don't know where to begin. This book provides patients with tools and recipes for anyone with diabetes (or pre-diabetes) to follow. What I like most is that my patients can answer the "next steps" sections and at the end of the chapters and they will have created an action plan to help them control their diabetes. I will recommend this book to all of my patients!

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars learning how to enjoy food when you have diabetes, February 13, 2010

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Claudia Slavin, advance practice dietitian/di... (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Do I Eat Now?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes (Paperback)

What Do I Eat Now? helps anyone to fit a new or an existing diagnosis of diabetes into their "pre - diagnosis" lifestyle. Real life problems are discussed with simple, clear, step-by-step directions to change favorite recipes as well as how to steer through every-day food choice challenges. My favorite chapter's discuss how to deal with special occasions (chp 10) and what to choose for daily snacks (chp 7). In my 20 years working with people who live with diabetes I find these are the 2 areas that are the most difficult to manage. Working with a Registered Dietitian to develop a healthy diet is essential but having this book on a shelf at home will help build self-management skills and decisions made all day long. It is a `must have' item for every person with diabetes.
Claudia Shwide-Slavin, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE
Private Practice, New York City