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What to Eat When You Get Diabetes: Easy and Appetizing Ways to Make Healthful Changes in Your Diet

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Whether you've just been told you have diabetes or have lived with it for years, there is something for you here. The writing style is easy to understand, and the ideas are reasonable and practical. There is a lot of good information here, and it is presented in a style that felt like I was connecting with a person, a friendly dietician who understood my confusion and frustration. The author recognizes the fact that people will need time to make changes and helps diabetics find a food plan that they can use with the whole family without agonized screams about serving cottage cheese and carrot sticks for dinner. :) I've bought other books that are either too academic or have meal suggestions that I'd never use. After using some of the ideas in this book, I was able to get my glucose levels into the normal range without too much trouble or eating food I don't like. I also lost 15 pounds to boot without really trying. :)

As a recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic, I am looking for lots of information on how to manage the disease in a healthy, positive manner. This book has really helped me. Author Leontos clearly explains the challenges in store but emphasizes positive ways to react. I particularly like her information on modifying recipes. This book is a real bargain for all the help you get!

This small book serves the average person whether diabetic or one who needs to shed pounds. It is very easy to read with many suggestions to modify recipes. Sometimes humorous, always practical and down to earth, it's helpful to all readers. The book is a guide to changing your eating life style without giving up your favorite foods. Whether your tastes are simple or gourmet, suggestions are given to change your eating habits. Enjoyable reading.

I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes nearly 10 years ago. And I found this book very useful and practical. Medical understanding of diabetes is always changing, and this book is a good update for me on the nutritional end. It's even helped me win a couple of arguments with a nurse who is "close" to me, but hasn't studied diabetes since nursing school! Excellent value, and I've recommended it to the nutritionist with whom I work.

Page after page I turned, just wanting to see a list of foods to focus on and which to eat sparingly. Instead, if it's even there, it's buried. I never found it.

Beyond that the writing was amateurish and gushing and punctuated with exclamation points like you're a child texting and the tone was OMG! Whatever.

Totally useless if you need a quick reference for what foods are best and which not (which is what the title implied it was going to be).

I bought this book when it became apparent that both my husband and his mother are borderline diabetic. It is well written in common language. It is not full of "you can't do this and you can't have that!" Instead, it helps you figure out how you can live a real life, and make good choices at the same time. I can't say enough good stuff about this book. Its worth having, even if you are not full blown diabetic. Hoping that by implementing some of these things, we can keep diabetes at bay.

I did not find this book informative. It basically dealt with folks who, while their sugar was high, were experimenting with what to eat and how it effected their sugar. These people were not on medication.