The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes: The Definitive Guide to Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes Using the Glycemic Index (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

~ Dr. Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller M.D. (Author), Kaye Foster-Powell M. Nutr & Diet (Author), M.D. Stephen Colagiuri (Author), Alan Barclay (Author) "BACK IN LATE 2003, at age 41, although my general health appeared okay, I began to notice that my weight was inexplicably starting to drop,..." (more)
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"The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes is a fantastic book that covers everything about diabetes in simple, clear and easy-to-read language while it is also accurate and up-to-date. The discussion about GI is balanced and places it into exactly the right perspective as an important and helpful component of the diet, but not the only thing that needs to be considered. Not only does it have lots of helpful technical information about diabetes but it also has lots of practical tips and tasty recipes. This is the only book that people with diabetes will need." -- Thomas M. S. Wolever, Ph.D., D.M., department of nutritional sciences, University of Toronto

"The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes, written by a compassionate team of experts, combines years of clinical experience and state-of-the-art research into a comprehensive approach to diabetes. The book is loaded with practical information, step-by-step guidance, recipes and other supports that will guide the reader to prevent a problem from developing, or effectively manage one that has. I recommend it enthusiastically." -- David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., director, Optimal Weight for Life program, Children's Hospital Boston, and author of Ending the Food Fight

"Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and this book will empower you to take charge of your life and `live well' with diabetes. Written by the world's experts on diet and the glycemic index, this book will provide the tools you need to make dietary and lifestyle changes to achieve lifelong health. The authors are to be congratulated for an eminently lucid book with the potential for real impact on public health." -- JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and chief of preventive medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

"Jennie Brand-Miller's research has proven that the low-GI approach works wonders, bringing easy weight loss and improved blood sugar control. We have used a low-GI menu with great results in our research studies, and I would recommend the GI method as an important tool for anyone." -- Neal D. Barnard, M.D., Adjunct Association Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine; President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

"These authors get it: People with diabetes must actively participate in their self-care. To do this effectively, they must be properly informed. The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes arms the patient with practical information that assists them in managing their diabetes on a day-to-day basis." -- Johanna Burani, R.D., C.D.E., author of Good Carbs, Bad Carbs

Product Description

The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes is the first comprehensive guide to using the glycemic index to control type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and more. The book features the latest, most accurate information with new findings by the authors. It includes GI-based recipes and menus for type 1, type 2, prediabetes, gestational diabetes, and juvenile diabetes, as well as related conditions like obesity and celiac disease, plus practical dietary guidance on sugar, sweeteners, alcohol, snacking, and eating out.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (May 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569243077
• ISBN-13: 978-1569243077
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review Written by a long time type 2 diabetic, August 5, 2007

By	Roger K. Lee - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book deals with dieting viewed from the "Glycemic Index" point of view which in my opinion is a long overdue consideration in the management of diabetes. The book has sections for Type I Diabetics, Type II Diabetics, "Understanding Diabetes", "Managing Diabetes", "Managing Prediabetes", "Pregnancey, Birth, Breast Feeding and Diabetes", and Dietary Tables.

An example of the change of view, is the allowability of fructose in the diabetic diet. In my 1910 Encyclopedia Brittanica the article on diabetes says that fructose is a preferable sweetener to glucose or sucrose. For the last 50 years, the dietetic attitude has been to minimize any sugar in the diet, including fructose. "The New Glucose Revolution" on the other hand says, "It (fructose) stands out from the crowd (of sweeteners), being sweeter than sugar providing the same number of calories, but having only one third the GI(Glycemic Index). So you can use less fructose to achieve the same level of sweetness, and as a result, consume fewer calories and experience a much smaller rise in your blood glucose levels." This quotation demonstrates the viewpoint of this book in its balanced discussions of glycemic index, and the reduction in calories for weight control. Oddly, it vindicates some of the medicine of our Victorian ancestors as well.
Roger K. Lee

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" read Guide for all at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, September 5, 2007

By	Clifford Newman "Insulin Requiring Type 2 Dia... (Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"This is an excellent and easy to read comprehensive Guide that will help people suffering with any type of diabetes to take responsibility for and properly manage all aspects of their disease under the guidance of their health care team, by adapting a healthy diet and lifestyle with the right behavioral attitude, thereby attaining the best quality of life they can within the constraints of this potentially debilitating disease. Indeed, I believe that anyone who is diagnosed as even being at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes should conscientiously study this Book."

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and useful, July 1, 2008

By	Edward B. Caruthers - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I bought this and another book after checking the web for diet guidlines and mostly finding "eat healthy" or "buy my pills." The most helpful parts of this book for me are

Diet - Remember serving size. A high glycemic index isn't bad if the serving size is small. This is the difference between glycemic load (what a serving will do to your blood glucose) and glycemic index (what a 'standard ammount' would do). And a little sugar is o.k. (I eat 1-2 Dove dark chocolate pieces after dinner.)

Exercise - Maximum improvement using insulin to process blood glucose with minimum perceived effort comes from walking 40 minutes every other day.

It's been 6 weeks since I started taking meds and about a month since I started following the exercise and diet suggestions. All my blood glucose readings for the last two weeks have been under 125.