Product Description
This color illustrated book for elementary age children contains an instructive story of a grade-schooler with diabetes who tells his classmates about the disease and how he manages it. The story offers sensitive insight into the day-to-day school life of a child with a chronic illness. Includes Ten Tips for Teachers and; Kids Quiz--This text refers to the Paperback edition. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

A must for any diabetic grade-schooler!!!
This book is perfect in every way!My son has been type 1 one for two years now, and off to K5 in less than a month - how scary!This is the perfect book to be read to his classmates so they can learn a bit about diabetes.The language describing his condition is clear and simple, as is telling a bit how he takes care of himself.It's very clear and reassuring to his new friends that he's still like everyone else, even though he does some different things.The book covers insulin pumps, too, which is great.

We will be taking this book to school at the beginning of this school year - as well as many to come!!!

Book review
This book is great!We bought it for our newly-diagnosed diabetic son to take to school to share with classmates.This book answers many common questions kids have about diabetes in a fun and informative story!

informative
I love this book! I borrowed it from the library when my daughter was in kindergarten.The book was a hit with the children (5yrs).It was an easy read, and the classroom teacher felt that it helped answer some of their questions.
This year, she is in 1st grade. The classroom teacher nor the students had an understanding, nor knew anyone with diabetes. This was troubling my daughter- she feels different...
Although she is not the only child with diabetes in ther school, she is the youngest and the children in her grade level don't know diabetes.
I bought this book and gifted it to the school in hopes that children are made aware of this disease and perhaps have an understanding of what diabetic children go through.
I highly recommend this book...

Good book for elementary aged children with type 1 diabetes
I haven't had a chance to use it but just wanted it for my library. As a type 1 diabetic, I wish there had been more things around like this when I was younger.

Great Book
This book is great my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last year when she was in Kindergarden and the kids really liked it.She also took it to her class this year and helps the kids to understand why she is treated a little bit differently as far as being able to get snacks and having to leave the classroom. ... Read more

Product Description
With the right diet, the signs and symptoms of diabetes can be reversed, and in this book is the evidence to prove it. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Reversing Diabetes Now
I fully believe that this scientific program of Dr. N. Barnard is really right. Back to our old country, the Philippines, especially in the rural area,I known a lot of old people who livedmore than 90 years old. They just ate rice and steam and boiled vegetables. They didn't have diabetes or hypertension and heart problems. They just died of old age. I had been only a bout 2 months that I was diagnosed that I have a type 2 diabetes and, accidentally, I saw part of the show of Dr. N. Barnard in PBS TV channel.For more than a month, I'm trying tofollow the program of Dr. Noel Barnard,I already lost about 15 lbs. My blood sugarwent down from 199to 94-118 and my blood pressure went down from 158/104 down to 138-125/94-84. However, sometimes I could not resist, I ate meat and fish. It works for me,even though I am not following his program religiously.

Really Works !
I recently purchased this book, after borrowing a copy from someone who is diabetic.Their entire family was following the plan, including teenage twins.They all lost amazing amounts of weight, lowered their blood sugar and, blood pressure, as well.I think the recipes included are good, too.I would recommend this to anyone with metabolic syndrome or diabetes.

Please Do Your Homework
The diet in this book is a vegan version of the nearly-vegan, low-fat diabetes diet given by Nathan Pritikin (Live Longer Now, 1974); identical to the vegan diabetes diet of John McDougall, MD (The McDougall Plan, 1983); and a vegan version (without supplements) of the low-fat diabetes diet employed by Julian Whitaker, MD (Reversing Diabetes, 1987).All in all, the author's claims to originality don't hold any water.

The only things original in this book seem to be the results of A1c measurements, and comparison with the ADA diet (which has been known to be lacking for many years).

The author never mentions the highly successful diabetes treatment programs that have been in operation for the better part of 20-30 years at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Aventura FL, the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach CA, and Dr. McDougall's Health and Medical Center in Santa Rosa CA.These three programs have successfully treated a combined total estimated at over 40,000 diabetes patients.

The author never mentions how he, personally, lionized the Pritikin Program in one of his previous books (The Power of Your Plate, 1995), and then forgot about it in the present book.

All in all, Dr. Barnard seems to want the reader to get the impression he invented the vegan diet and was the first to use it to treat diabetes.He does say, "A new idea," "We have completely redesigned the dietary approach to diabetes," ". . . an entirely new approach to diabetes," and "This program is truly a revolution."All claims that appear to be untrue and unwarranted.

Whichever diabetes book you decide to read, first read Prtikin's Live Longer Now, 1974.Used copies are available on Amazon.com.I bought a nice used hardback for $5.

Don,t have and Don,t want diabetes
What an exciting book. I read it in one setting. I am hooked on this Program, even thou I am not a Diabetic. I took Dr. Barnard's advice and spent 3 weeks on his diet plan. After 8weeks I have lose 32 lbs and am staying with his Program.I have purchased 8 of these books to give to people I love, and want the best for. If you want to change your life for the best, I recommend this book. What an easy diet, I have never been hungry and eat the greatest variety I've ever had. Every morning I get up and am lighter than yesterday. Amazing Book. ... Read more

Product Description

The ADA's bestselling resource on living with and managing diabetes

The organization's flagship book on diabetes care, and American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes is the quintessential sourcebook for people who want to take charge of their disease for a lifetime. Containing detailed explanations and step-by-step instructions on self-managing diabetes, this definitive guide arms readers with hundreds of effective self-care techniques to solve scores of common diabetes-related problems─safely and easily.

This completely revised fourth edition is filled with the latest information about:

• Insulin and oral diabetes medications
• Tools and techniques for managing diabetes
• Meal Planning, including sample meal plans

This mega-volume also includes chapters on gestational diabetes, glucose control, health care professionals, the ins and outs of insulin, healthy eating, diabetes tools, health insurance and hospital stays, and much more.

Customer Reviews (16)

Bible for diabetics
This is a great read and is very informative.All diabetics should read.This was recommended by a diabetic dietician.

First Book on Diabetes
This is also a must read book on diabetes. These doctors and researchers have been on the front line of this disease for many years and this is their results advice and knowledge of what they have learned and discovered. If you have diabetes or if runs in the family you must read this book.

Diabetes Guide
The book is very informative and full of facts.It's helped me quite a bit to understand how to control my diabetes.

Physician recommended
We purchased this book on the recommendation of my husband's physician, and have found it thorough, informative and helpful in understanding the disease and what he can do to keep it under control.

Nice overview, well organized
I have had diabetes for quite a few years, but recently was promoted to insulin status.I have been searching for a single source of information that was both simple and yet included more technical details of what was going on.

The book does a very credible job of both for many aspects of diabetes.As an example, it provides a description how insulin works at the body and cell level, the effects of exercise, diet, timing, lifestyle, and many of the other factors that affect blood glucose levels.The descriptions start at a high level (e.g. exercise uses glucose in the blood, so levels tend to drop) to a more theoretical discussion of insulin interacting at the cellular level within your body and how your liver and other organs react.

The same type of treatment is also provided for other subjects, ranging form what to do when you are sick; sex and libido issues; diet; types of insulin; managing diabetes around sports, exercise, work, travel, stress, family, entertaining; interaction of factors; complications of high and low sugars; and a bunch more.

In short, there are no doubt books which cover individual aspects of any part of diabetes with more detail and rigor, but if you want one book that does a very credible job on most of the topics, this is a good choice.

PROS:
Very readable.

Well organized- individual topics are fairly well indexed and broken down by topic, and for each topic, the discussion breaks down how this might affect different portions of the population (e.g. Type1, Type2, Gestational).

Seems to be written by people who both have actual experience as diabetics and real medical knowledge. Does not have the latest fads.

Reasonably up-to-date

A lot of info for less than $10

CONS:
My guess is that different sections are edited by different people, so the same information can be repeated multiple times.Still, it does serve to make each section self-contained.

Some of the stuff is a little obvious- such as the tip to shop around for best prices on insulin.Still, my guess is that no matter how obvious, someone probably never thought of it.

Sections on health care coverage are so general as to be useless

I would have liked to see more references included for nerds like myself who would like to read more technical reference on the subject.Sure, you can go hunt for them, but the authors no doubt had them at their fingertips.


SUMMARY:
An outstanding value, lots of good info. I had confidence that the material was good information, not someone's opinion
... Read more

Product Description

Customer Reviews (1)

Great Cookbook
I have used some of the recipes in this cookbook.They are simple recipes to make and they taste just great.The best part is that they all seem to be low calorie as well as low in carbs.Great for some one who needs to watch carbs as well as calories and very easy recipes to make if your not very comfortable in the kitchen ... Read more

Product Description
Beat diabetes and lose weight!

Ask any doctor or nutritionist who treats patients with diabetes: the first focus for controlling the disease is a healthy eating plan. But typical diabetic eating plans have been all about what you can't eat and what to do if you fall prey to a craving for foods you shouldn't have.

But now a typical day in the life of a diabetic might start with a smoked salmon-and-dill omelet, continue to a lunch of three-bean chili, salsa and guacamole, and finish with a dinner of grilled shrimp and shaved fennel, topped off by a dessert of chocolate terrine. It's a kind of eating that virtually guarantees not just control of the disease and a satisfying of the appetite, but an emphasis on specific nutrients that actually target diabetes, beating back its potential side effects and maintaining the healthy weight that is key to controlling the disease.

In Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss, Dr. Howard Shapiro uses the same visual method of food comparisons that made his bestselling weight-loss books so popular and easy to use. Now he has teamed with top chef Franklin Becker, a diabetic himself, and together they reveal the secrets to a diet that can actually help you prevent and beat diabetes—without depriving yourself of delicious food. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (46)

A beginners guide to portion control
When one of my own family members was diagnosed with diabetes, I began to look for a guide to use in conjunction with the diabetes teaching we received.Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes is just that book.This book is a photo guide of portion control.It features real life food and brands we actually use.There are numerous photographs with comparisons to similar foods.It also has sample menus and recopies.The recopies are easy and really tasty, often featuring a diabetes friendly version of an old favorite.What makes this such a valuable tool is the visuals.This book has headed off many an argument about what constitutes a serving.And each photogives the details of the different nutritional values...fats spelled out in pats of butter.Changing the way you eat is an unusually daunting challange......arm yourself with the some of thebest information around.

A lot of Eat This Not That Advice
This diet is based largely on making healthy food choices. It contains lots of "eat this not that" examples. Those examples on full color pages are the majority of the book. It's something that is really stressed in the book and takes the majority of the book up. There are a few recipes included.

The book is written primarily for diabetes caused by obesity. For those it might help because you will lose weight on low cal/low fat diets. Recipes and nutrition info are based on mostly calorie and fat content and not carb count. As a diabetic I cannot eat foods high in carbs even though they are healthy in other aspects because they raise my blood sugar.

It is common for a low fat/low calorie, typically healthy diet to be prescribed but many diabetics have trouble controlling their blood sugar on these because of too many carbs. My doctor prescribed the South Beach Diet for me. It's a good healthy diet that is low carb also.

Bernstein's Diabetes Solution is the Gold Standard. IMHO
Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes

I would rate this overall as just O.K.As a diabetic, I still believe Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution is the Gold Standard.

BTW, using The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein's Low-Carbohydrate Solution has allowed me to get my blood sugar in the 80 -120 range without meds!

Need and Want
Nothing really new, but the basic information is clear and precise and practical. No magic potions or mantras just exercise, and nutrition with a dap of psychological theory.I needed a emotion boost and some ideas and this was just what I needed.
It may be just what you need, too.

Food That You Can Eat
Typically a lot of diabetes diet information are stereotyped. This is an excellent book and stresses the food that you can eat. The proper foods selected to control diabetes are the first line of defense in improving ones' quality of life. Good reading and enjoyable to follow. ... Read more

Product Description

Quick and Nutritional Meals for People with Diabetes

This new edition shows you how to prepare great-tastingmeals specifically for people with diabetes, in 30 minutes or less.Each recipe now adheres to the new nutrition guidelines of theAmerican Diabetes Association and is guaranteed to be low insaturated fat. Whether you're looking forappetizers, desserts, soups, salads, or entrees, Diabetic Mealsin 30 Minutes—Or Less! offers more than 140 great-tasting andfast recipes.

Customer Reviews (10)

Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
I never write reviews, but, since I decided to return it, but found shipping would have been almost as much as the book itself, I'm stuck with an item that is usless to me. I was very displeased with this book. It called for eating sugar and starches not healthy for diabetics. Makes no common sense!

disappointed
Not much a a help in preparing diabetic meals,Not enough information on diabetes in the book and not many recipes for the price.

Good Meals
This is a really good cookbook. Shows how long it takes to prepare each recipe - all under 30 minutes. Uses common ingredients. Very healthy meals!

Fast and Easy's hard to beat!
I really like this book.People with diabetes are usually just as busy as anyone else, and have limited time to prepare meals.The special diet needed to control diabetes pretty much eliminates "fast food" restaurants, which means more - and sometimes different - home-cooked meals.This author clearly understands this and addresses it effectively.She gives good tips on timesaving techniques, including planning your menus and recipes before shopping so that you have what you'll need on hand.

In fact, it's a good book for anyone who wants to maintain a good, healthy diet when time is at a premium.

This is certainly the first book I would recommend to anyone who has diabetes.

not for me
I guess this is an ok cook book; it just doesn't suit my needs. Most, if not all, recipes require ingredients that I don't use regularly. Some recipes use ingredients I have never even heard of. To people who cook often and use the different types of spices, herbs, and vegetables that are called for in these recipes, this probably wouldn't be an issue at all. As for myself, I don't want to go spend a small fortune stocking up on what I consider 'exotic' type spices only to find that I don't even like the recipes that call for them. They would then sit on the shelf forever, never to be used again.

Also, I looked at some of the recipes and it seems that they have way more sugar and carbohydrates (or foods that contain them) than diabetic meals should have. The whole point, I thought, was to be able to make diabetic-friendly meals, which means having little or no sugar or carbohydrates. (I know we need carbs, but as a diabetic, you need to watch your intake).

Like I said, to someone who cooks often with all the different ingredients called for in these recipes this would probably be perfect, but for me, it just didn't do it. ... Read more

Product Description
Diabetes Burnout is an interactive book that addresses the emotional issues that contribute to poor glycemic control and provides guidance to overcoming the barriers to good self-care. Worksheets help readers assess their current state of motivation and establish a successful plan of action. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (20)

ordering from Amazon
I am so please with Amazon.I order most of my books and gifts on Amazon.It is so easy and quick.I recommend it to my family and friends.Easy to pay and easy to get reviews.Plus Amazon has great communication and I can track my orders.

This particular order was Diabetes Burnout.Very helpful.Because of it I joined a support group.

Diabetes Burnout
Marvellous book - gave me further insights that have been extremely useful. Recommend this book.

The best book out there to address the psychosocial impact of diabetes
Diabetes is not only a condition you treat with insulin, oral meds, diet and/or exercise. Diabetes, as a chronic condition, takes an important toll over our emotions: it's simply hard to deal with something that won't go away ever no matter what... you can control it but you can't remove it (not yet, at least).

Dr. Polonsky has been studying this for many years and is one of the world's most respected authorities in the psychosocial and behavioral issues in diabetes, currently heading the nonprofit Behavioral Diabetes Institute. He has poured a lot of his knowledge into this title to help all of us with diabetes (and those around us) better cope with those times when we feel diabetes is just too much to cope with.

He has you explore the barriers that most affect you and, through a worksheet very cleverly titled "What's Driving you Crazy About Diabetes?" he helps you guide how you read the rest of the book, by focusing on the matters that you clearly need more help with. Each chapter from that point on contains a load of strategies to overcome the specific barrier dealt within it.

If diabetes burnout is kicking you hard or if you can merely feel it coming, don't wait and help yourself by reading this great title.

took a little long
The book took a little long to get delivered but it is in great shape.

The best I've found
After six years of managing the health aspects of diabetes well, I never could deal with the emotional aspects. Every day was like a spelling test I flunked even though I knew the words. This book taught me about accepting 'less than perfect' blood glucose numbers. Now maybe I can relax and stop beating myself up with guilt and worry, something that also makes things worse. This book has wonderful questionaires and evaluations that really help narrow down the reader's needs then offers concrete steps to help overcome whatever aspect is a problem in diabetes care. I will recommend this book to my friends who ask about diatetes.
Thanks. ... Read more

Product Description
Dozens of books offer advice on managing diabetes, but few focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing those who use insulin. Now Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user himself since 1985, gives you the tools to "think like a pancreas"--that is, to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body’s ever-changing needs. Free of medical mumbo jumbo, comprehensive, and packed with useful information not readily available in other books, Think Like a Pancreas discusses:

• day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring
• designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle
• measuring insulin to carbohydrate intake and physical activity
• the pluses and minuses of different insulin-delivery methods
• optimal management of diabetes using an insulin pump
• hypoglycemia—the best ways to avoid it and treat it
• the impact of emotions, stress, illness, and aging
• making the best use of your health care team and community resources
• plus dozens of other issues that everyone taking insulin needs to understand and master. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (32)

Now somewhat outdated
This isn't a bad book if you are new to using insulin, but just FYI: this book still talks about Lente/Ultralente, which is no longer available, at least in the US. There is some info on Lantus, which has taken over as a basal for many insulin users, but not enough. It has a lot of info on NPH, which many users have stopped using now that Lantus/Determir are available. So the insulin info is dated.

Also a caution: the writer uses a pump. Expect to read pump-biased therapy. If you want a good book that is more up-to-date on insulins and methodology, as well as dietary guidelines, get Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution (the 2007 edition). With the Bernstein book, you'll learn how to inject insulin in minute doses to approximate the results from a pump without the pump hassles or the pump cost.

Excellent book, very easy to read
I tried to find something to read to manage diabetes with insulin but was almost impossible. There are lot of places on the net very fatalist only talking about all the complications and the terrible dead that will occur if you don't control well the sugar levels. However this book talk about the complications but only a few pages.

The author writes in a very easy way to understand how to manage type 1 diabetes with insulin, something very difficult but with the explanations on the book is easier to control the sugar, was very helpful to me because i live in Mexico and here is almost impossible to find good information even doctors are not very helpful.

Informative, user friendly, and easily understood.
As a newly diagnosed diabetic I needed to learn as much about diabetes as I could.This book did the trick and was fun to read.The helpful hints in the shaded areas on many of the pages pushed home the important concepts to be remembered.

There weren't a lot of complex ideas that needed head scratching and rereading to understand.Things were explained in a simple manner that made sense and were easy to conceptualize.

I would definately suggest this book to anyone needing to take care of themselves or someone they love.

Still learning
I have been type 1 for over 20 years and have always tried to stay as well informed as possible. That being said, I still learned things from reading this book. Most of it was an overview of things I already understand, but I did discover some quality tips to tighten my control. I really hope that there will be another version some day that includes more information on continuous glucose monitoring systems.

Very helpful.
Definitely a must-read for type 1 diabetics.I bought this a few months after diagnosis, and it helped me really understand the effect the insulin I am taking has on my body and how to control my blood sugar even better. ... Read more

Product Description
The Individualized Plan for Preventing and Treating Diabetes (Type I, Type II) and Pre-Diabetes-including Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

America's fastest-growing health problem just got dealt a major blow. Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, the creator of the Blood Type Diet(r), which has forever changed the way people approach health and weight loss, now brings readers a targeted plan for fighting diabetes. This volume of Dr. D'Adamo's Health Library has specific tools not available in any other book, for preventing, treating, and reversing some of the many complications of diabetes. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (17)

Great resource
My husband discovered two years ago that he was diabetic.Two months ago, I started him on this diet Eat Right 4 your Blood Type and thought we would try it. Last week he went back to the doctor and he took him off all his meds.He was on metformin and a statin and was taken off all of them.This works.We have both lost weight and feel better.I highly recommend this eating system.

given as gift
It is a gift, I haven't read it.His other books I have read were very good. Supposedly delivery and condition were fine.

Book Review
Very Helpful book to me as I am newly diagnosed as type 2 - also new to the blood type diet, so I am glad there was a book to cover it.

real science
want to know what causes this disease? want to know how to change your personal health paradigm? READ THIS BOOK!

My friend was really happy
I ordered this book for my friend who was really anxious about her diabetic conditions and was clueless on what to do to help herself. The book was delivered to her on time and she has been using the guidelines and food options to change her diets. She is doing grate and I am very happy for her. ... Read more

Product Description

The fun and easy way® to eat a well-balanced diabetic diet

Want to create healthy meals that are diabetic friendly? This revised and updated third edition of Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies shows you how easy it can be to manage diabetes through diet, including the latest information on diabetes testing, monitoring, and maintenance, as well as delicious new recipes and nutritional information. This edition also includes a new section that focuses on vegetarian dishes and a new chapter on encouraging a Type 1 diabetic child to eat properly.

• Features changes in fat, carbohydrate and protein recommendations that parallel the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association regarding meal plans
• Includes new ideas about restaurant eating, including new menu items at fast food locations as well as revised tips on food shopping and setting up the diabetic kitchen
• Offers 100+ new and revised diabetic recipes

Complete with ways to involve children in meal planning and preparation, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will help you improve your diet and your health!Amazon.com Review
If you or a family member has diabetes, food preparation may seem like a chore or a deprivation. What can you cook that tastes good and fits the diabetes guidelines? The authors of Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies, diabetes expert Alan Rubin (who also wrote Diabetes for Dummies) and registered dietician Fran Stach, have come up with dishes that will please not just the person with diabetes but the whole family. The diabetes diet is healthy for all of us, and if we can make it taste good, we all benefit.

That's where this book shines. The 112 recipes are as creative and tasty as they are healthy, yet most take a half hour or less of preparation (plus cooking time). Recipes include Soy Waffles, Crispy Corn French Toast, Portobello Paté, Carrot Soup with Leek and Blood Orange, Mango Tortilla Salad, Oriental Beef and Noodle Salad, and Spaghetti Squash with Fresh Basil, plus a variety of fish, meat, and poultry entrées. Some of the recipes were created by chef Denise Sharf; others were contributed by gourmet restaurants. All recipes include nutritional information: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, fiber, sodium, and exchanges.

Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies is more than a compilation of recipes. The book also gives guidelines for "what, when, and how much" to eat, including tips for visualizing portions (an ounce of meat is the size of a matchbox; an ounce of cheese is the size of a domino; a medium potato is the size of a computer mouse). You'll get shopping and cooking tips and illustrated food-preparation steps to help novice cooks.

Like the whole For Dummies line, the style is simple, friendly, clever, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, such as, "Don't go to a paint store and expect to get thinner there." -- Joan Price ... Read more

Customer Reviews (25)

Diabetes for Dummies
I never write reviews, but, since I decided to return it, but found shipping would have been almost as much as the book itself, I'm stuck with an item that is usless to me. I was very displeased with this book. It called for eating sugar and starches not healthy for diabetics. Makes no common sense!

great book
I like how it explain diabetes and what i can do to you.the foods you can and shouldnt eat. it's full of great recipes and great imformation.

Not as good as I thought it would be.
The book is okay. Not very detailed or in-depth. A lot of generalities. Would I buy it again or recommend it to others? No. It just doesn't live up to the "Dummies" series.

good for a beginner
my sister just developed Diabetes so I got this for her, have been reading it myself and writing notes to help her
should do the job, would like to see more recipes and more on menu planning

Very Helpful!!
This book is a good source of information for a person newly diagnosed with Diabetes.I recommend it!! ... Read more

Product Description

An illustrated, four-color guide to managingdiabetes in the real world

People with diabetes are faced with the challenge oftrying to fit their disease into their lives, not fittingtheir lives into diabetes. This book aims to give you the tools to confront real-life situationswith a healthy approach to diabetes self-management.

The Real-Life Guide to Diabetes is a lavishly illustratedguide that shows you all the ins-and-outs of diabetesmanagement. Packed with tips and solutions from realpeople with diabetes, as well as clinicians and diabeteseducators, this book also features handy checklists forself-assessment and resources for more information. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Good Informative book
Good book for anyone who has questions about diabetes, whether for themselves or for someone they care for. The book arrived in wonderful condition and very quickly.Recomend this seller. I recomend AMAZON for anything that they personally sell. I have always been happy with their service and I would shop with them any time and I do quite often. ( Best for music downloads too. No hassel, works with any program. I once purchased with Itunes and the music is still sitting there on my computer because the program is not compatible.Marie Gros

Smart reference book for diabetics
Very smart buying for diabetics, use plain and simple english and touch every topic that affect the life of a diabetic.

Job Well Done
Real - Life Guide To Diabetes.......I think the book is absolutely wonderful. It's informative in a fun way it keeps your intersect, it's 2009. I don't have diabetes but my husband has Type 2 and I pick it up from time to time because I think I worry more about his health than he does.
Great job to Joy Pape and Hope Warsaw I wish them much success they deserve it. The girls left no stone unturned......Again Much Success Phyllis Shulman

All you need to know about diabetes in one place
The Real-Life Guide to Diabetes by Hope S. Warshaw and Joy Pape doesn't take its name lightly. It's chock full of practical, useful information you can integrate into your daily life right now. I've had diabetes for nearly six years and, even though I read everything I can about the disease, no one source has EVERYTHING you need to know all in one place. This book does. From exercise to medication to nutrition, it covers all the bases and then some. You have to think about what you're going to eat, when you're going to exercise, and when you're going to take your medicines. This book will show you how to create an optimum life plan and how to deal with things that come up that can wreak havoc with your plan, such as illness or travel.

The design of the book makes it easy to read. Each chapter has a "What You'll Learn" section right at the beginning. Scattered throughout the guide are sections like "By the Numbers," which provides important statistics; "Wonder," which answers questions about diabetes; and "Tips and Tactics," which tells you how to deal with many aspects of diabetes in plain language that's easy to understand. There's even a "Red Flag" section that provides warnings and cautions people with diabetes need to know.

This book is so comprehensive that you'll never have to search for most of the information again. I hope the American Diabetes Association and the two authors update the information regularly.

I think the best thing about this book is that it gives people with diabetes hope - hope that, even though they've been diagnosed with diabetes, they can still live a pretty normal life and reduce complications of diabetes.

The best diabetes title in a long time...
It's been a while since I've read such a great title about diabetes. Certainly no other diabetes book I have reviewed is so well laid out, incorporating compelling visuals in full color to complement the easy-to-understand yet substantial content written by two of the most respected figures in today's diabetes education world.

The Real-Life Guide to Diabetes has something for everyone: those with type 2 diabetes (the majority of patients living with this chronic condition) as well as those with type 1 diabetes; those who have been recently diagnosed as well as those who've had diabetes for a while (but can use a refresher).

The three sections that make up The Real-Life Guide to Diabetes are proof that the authors know what they are talking about. The 21 chapters constitute a complete reference that touches on diabetes basics (dealt with in section 1, Build Your Strong Foundations), how to manage your diabetes through monitoring, diet, medication and lifestyle changes (covered in section 2, Create Your Real-Life Diabetes Plan) and an advanced section that touches on matters that range from sexuality and traveling with diabetes to health insurance and protecting your rights (discussed in section 3, When Life Happens).

All in all, this constitutes a must-read for all people touched by diabetes. ... Read more

Product Description
More Than 3 Million American Medical Association Books Sold

From America's Most Trusted Health Authority, the Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Millions of Americans have type 2 diabetes, and millions more are at risk of developing the disease. The good news is that it is both preventable and treatable. In the American Medical Association Guide to Living with Diabetes you'll learn everything you need to know to prevent type 2 diabetes, take control of it if you already have it, and reduce your risk of life-threatening complications.

This book provides clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what type 2 diabetes is, what causes it, and how to determine if you are at risk. You'll find a detailed, easy-to-follow program for preventing diabetes by eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. If you are living with diabetes, this invaluable guide offers in-depth explanations of the recommended lifestyle changes that can help you manage the disease, stressing the importance of rigorous testing and control of your blood sugar to avoid complications. You will learn about the available medications for treating diabetes and about alternative and complementary therapies. The book also includes sections on gestational diabetes and the increasing threat that type 2 diabetes poses to at-risk children. By following the recommendations and guidelines in the American Medical Association Guide to Living with Diabetes, you can reduce or eliminate the symptoms, avoid or minimize the risk of serious complications, and become more physically fit, energetic, and alert. In fact, there's no reason you can't be healthier than you've ever been. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Help
The average doctor does not offer the full help that a diabetic really needs.So you sit out on this log ready to fall if you do not seek further.Not only do doctor's not help they often don't even bother to give you a direction.I do not think any one book is an answer either, but cetainly the American Diabetic Association has an obligation to fill that large hole left by the medical profession.Go for it.

Excellent
I bought this book for my 71 year old mother who was newly diagnosed with Diabetes, and she loved it.She found it extremely informative and easy to follow. ... Read more

Product Description
Betty Crocker 30 Minute Meals for Diabetics is filled with time-saving recipes for diabetics and anyone interested in preparing delicious, healthy, family-friendly meals. Complete nutrition facts and 40 color photos accompany recipes for favorites like Chicken Linguine Alfredo, international dishes like Szechuan Beef and Bean Sprouts, fast skillet meals like Pork Fajita wraps, and other crowd-pleasing soups, sandwiches, salads, and pasta dishes. Whether you’re cooking for 1, 2, or for an entire family, everyone will benefit from the healthy eating tips and satisfying recipes—many ready in under 20 minutes! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Betty Crocker 30-minute meal for diabetes
I took out this book from the library before I purchased it.I was delighted with all the new ways to make quick meals.I purchased the book and have it out every day to review the colorful pages of the meals and pick out one or two a week to try.

Betty Crocker Did a Nice Book but could be better
I was able to find four recipes that were exciting to make.I am not an expert on this, but I thought that the book contained too much pasta and high fat to be appropriate for a diabetic diet.Some of the foods were a little too exotic or unusual for the average person in my opinion.There were lots of wonderful pictures and it was easy to read and understand.I also prefer to make all recipes from scratch, whereas this book uses some cereals or packaged items which may not be available in all stores.I really like the idea that Betty Crocker did write this book, and I hope that they do another book.It is good to be able to cook for the diabetics.Thank you very much, and enjoy cooking and reading!

Diabetic
The book is very good.Is Betty Crocker still alive or was it written by a ghost writer?All joking aside.The recipes are clearly written and you don't have to be Julia Child's to make them.For those of you that are stricken by diabetes you'll like this book.You will still have to exercise, take your pills or poke yourself with insuline but you'll eat better using these recipes.The order went through smoothly. I had to wait for the book yet amazon notified me of the delay and kept me informed as to when it was shipped.

Diabetic cookbook
My husband was recently diagnosed as pre-diabetic; this cookbook is very helpful in finding fast, easy, and healthy meals.

diabetes cookbook
This book is very well made and easy to use.The photos are superb. ... Read more

Product Description
The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are a 21st-century time bomb. The Atkins organisation is renowned for their work on diabetes and this book sets out a controlled carb diet and nutrition regime to help people lose weight and prevent, treat and even reverse diabetes.The conventional 'healthy' Western diet, based upon large amounts of carbohydrates and a small amount of protein and fat, results for many people in a state of hyperinsulinism, a key factor in developing diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that helps to regulate blood sugar levels in the body.The Atkins nutritional plan, based on eating the foods that balance your hormones to regulate blood sugar levels, controls the production of insulin and is therefore a great tool in treating and preventing diabetes.The Atkins plan also promotes healthy weight loss and freedom from other conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease.The book contains all the nutritional information diabetes sufferers need to plan their new, healthy diet, as well as recipes so the plan can be put into practice.Amazon.com Review
Two colleagues of the late Dr. Robert Atkins take on the obesity epidemic's deadly twin: type 2 diabetes. Dr. Mary Vernon and Jacqueline Eberstein, RN, adapt the carb-cutting, fat-allowing Atkins nutritional approach as a preemptive strike against this fast-growing killer. Diabetes--defined here as a condition in which glucose or blood sugar is above the normal range--is viewed as a preventable problem. "What we hope we have created in this book is a realistic and practical guide to wiping out type 2, one person at a time." Since obesity is the major risk factor for diabetes, they begin with the "fat lie" (i.e., the belief that fat causes obesity) to voice the Atkins mantra: low fat means high carbs and high carbs are broken down into sugar. With a convincing mix of essay/picture testimonials, clinical studies, quizzes, checklists, and menu planners and recipes, Vernon and Eberstein make the case for diet and lifestyle changes to alter the metabolism of those at risk for diabetes. They have done a yeoman's job of translating Atkins'smedical nutrition advice into a step-by-stepprogram. One can quibble about their missionary zeal or the omnipresent eggs in the breakfast sample menus. At times, the scientific data are overly detailed or hidden within a quiz. Thankfully, there is a spot-on summary of the book's paradigm-busting ideas in the appendix.-- Barbara Mackoff ... Read more

Customer Reviews (31)

Diabetics BEWARE of Adkins
My book came quickly. It was in excellent used condition. I would buy from this seller again.

HOWEVER the Adkins Diabetics diet itself is still dangerous for people like me who are already Diabetic.
After 12 days on the plan I was in the Hospital's ER... The doctors there said diabetics should NEVER
let themselves go into Ketosis, it is dangerous. Since Adkins is all about Ketosis all I can say is
BEWARE! Don't get me wrong I have always thought the Adkins diet is the best, just NOT for diabetics.

Atkins for Diabetics great program!
I have now been on the Atkins For Diabetics plan for almost a month. While my body has responded nicely, my husband's, who has been diabetic for much longer and whose liver seems overactive, has not. My sugar is dropping, his is not. So be sure you communicate with your doctor about changes you are making (just as the Atkins Program suggests) because you may need more carbs and not know it. But when I need to take my jeans off, now I don't even have to unsnap or unzip them, I've lost that much in three weeks!(I neither measured nor weighed, but I can tell I'm smaller.) Give it a try!

Also, as far as Amazon's role in my purchase, the estimate of how quickly I would receive my book was two weeks longer than it actually took, so if you are very close to the point of origin, you too might get yours in less time than you thought! My book was in pristine condition when it arrived. I have since made it mine, but it started out great!

Atkins diabetes revolution
This was a very good and detailed book on what and how to do things
with having diabetes it does wonders

Atkins Diabetic Revolution
We are so pleased with the information and layout of this material.It has been extremely beneficial since the day we recieved it.An absolute MUST HAVE for any diabetic who would like to live life healthy and medication free!!!

An Improvement Over Traditional Low-Fat, High-Carb Diabetic Diet
I must give credit to Dr. Robert C. Atkins for popularizing an approach - carbohydrate restriction - that helps people with diabetes control their disease, and likely helps prevent type 2 diabetes in others.Vernon and Eberstein do a great job explaining his program.

I can best summarize this book by noting that it is the standard Atkins diet with a few modifications: 1) special supplements2) you add additional carbs to your diet more slowly3) the warning that diabetics may well end up with a lower acceptable lifetime carbohydrate intake level.

By way of review, the Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution $5.99 is a very low-carb diet, particularly in the two-week induction phase."Very low-carb" means lots of meat, chicken, fish, eggs, limited cheese, and 2-3 cups daily of salad greens and low-carb veggies like onions, tomatoes, broccoli, and snow peas.After induction phase, you slowly add back carbs on a weekly basis until weight loss stalls, then you cut back on carbs.

As an adult medicine specialist, I have no expertise in pediatrics.I didn't read the two chapters related to children.

The authors present "complimentary medicine"in a favorable light.Unsuspecting readers need to know that much of complementary medicine is based on hearsay and anecdote, not science-based evidence.In that same vein, the two chapters on supplements for diabetes and heart disease recommend a cocktail of supplements that I'm not convinced are needed.I don't know a single endocrinologist or cardiologist prescribing these concoctions.Then again, I could be wrong.

Vernon and Eberstein provide two excellent chapters on exercise.

A month of meal plans and recipes are provided for 20, 40, and 60-gram carbohydrate levels.[The average American is eating 250-300 g of carbs daily.]The recipes look quick and easy, but I didn't prepare or taste any of them.

The 5-hour glucose and insulin tolerance test (GTT, paged 61) that Dr. Atkins reportedly ran on all patients who came to him is rarely done in other medical clinics.This doesn't mean it's wrong, but certainly out of the mainstream.The authors admit that at least a few people will have to count calories - specifically, limit total calories - if the basic program doesn't control diabetes, prediabetes, and the metabolic syndrome.Limiting portion size will speed weight loss, they write.

What we don't know with certainty is, will long-term Atkins aficionados miss out on the health benefits of higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains?Much of the scientific literature suggests, "Yes."

What if we compare the long-term outlooks of a diabetic Atkins follower with a poorly controlled diabetic who's 80 pounds overweight and eating a standard American diet?The Atkins follower is quite likely to be healthierand live longer.

-Steve Parker, M.D., author of The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer



... Read more

Product Description

Takes the guesswork out of what to eat forbreakfast, lunch, and dinner

Ultimate Diabetes Meal Planner includes weekly plans forbreakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, along with detailedrecipes that make using the 16-week meal plan easy.The overall calorie count—based on 1500, 1800, 2000,2200, or 2500 daily calories—lets you choose theright diet, whether you’re looking for weightloss or just healthy living. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

teaching tool for homecare
This is an excellent teaching tool for new a diabetic patient. Once diagnoses they have no idea how to select or structure the Diabetic diet.This planner gives concrete examples of menus.

Delivers as promised
Loving this book, my husband is diabetic and I'm finally cooking healthy meals for him and myself!We are learning how easy it really is to make balanced meals. The recipes are easy & quick to make. Since we are adding a variety of fruits and vegetables, we can also puree portions for our baby too. We've been following just a couple of weeks and I have already have lost 4lbs. Can't wait to continue! It is easy to make quick substitutions if needed in the meals. Also, since it is just the 2 of us, we have leftovers another day if we don't feel like cooking, or we need to take lunch to work. I've been traditionally one of those that often goes for take-out since it is so easy, but putting together meals from here has been so easy and convenient. We've also had much more energy since following the book. Looking forward to trying the other recipes.

Fake Food is not Healthy Food!
I don't normally do this but felt compelled to do so because I was so disappointed with this book.
This book my as well be called the Splenda cookbook, or imitation egg cookbook, or margarine cookbook. Perhaps if`eating healthy' were taken out of the title of the book I would've have so peeved. I wish I had kept the receipt so I could get my money back. There are no pictures and it reads like a high school textbook with as much flare and personality.
I did read a review online that touched on these issues but was desperate for a guidebook to help me plan my meals, as I am a fairly new type 1 diabetic. I would recommend the South Beach Diet book instead. Fake Food is not Healthy Food!

Great all-in-one cookbook for diabetes
This is an excellent compilation of recipes even the hard to please crowd can enjoy!

Happt Buyer
Very Fast Service and the book was exactly as discribed. Looked Brand new. Will use this seller again ... Read more

Product Description
Here, the author clearly guides you through the necessary steps to controlling your gestational diabetes and reducing the risks for both you and your child. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

pregnancy and diabetes
donated to 3rd party for use as a guidebook in counseling pregnant teens, ok price, good srevice

Looking for menu direction
Bought this book because of Chapter 5: "Food, Food, Food" - in hopes that it would help me with sample menus. The chapter provides ONE sample menu... and not a very helpful one. The lunch time meal is tuna, which (as any pregnant woman knows) is a taboo food. Some of the guidelines were beneficial (like eat every 3 hours), but nothing new (all information previously provided by my doctor).

Not very informational
I was hoping this book would help me understand gest diabetes, but the info was slim - i skimmed thru it in one setting and it ended up in the donation bag.

Wonderful Resource!
This book is written by a world famous authority who is THE west coast specialist.It has been a huge help to our family.Guidance and answers are what a suddenly diabetic, pregnant mom-to-be really craves.The book was recommended by our dietician and we have been so greatful!

Helpful, but not the definitive work on the subject....
The book pushed the usual medical establishment line about gestational diabetes which might work for some, but really is by no means a definitive work on the subject.If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you should read everything on the subject including this book but be skeptical.The medical establishment is pushing insulin on pregnant women when diet should be the first approach and be careful...low carb foods are NOT always better than regular.This is caused by hormones and the normal rules of diabetes do not always apply. ... Read more

Product Description
Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Xcellent BOOK!!!
This book explains the "mainstream medicine's theory" of diabetes very, very well.You are better off buying this book than going off and searching for all the information out there.I borrowed this book from the library before I bought it.Also, between this book and "There is a Cure for Diabetes" by Gabriel Cousens, they both cover the subject of Diabetes and treatment/cure as much as two books probably can.I haven't read too many other books on diabetes, but the ones I have read are pretty much useless and there's so much info in these two books that it's pretty much comprehensive.

Beat Diabetes
I ordered this book for two friends of mine who have Diabetes, that how impressed I am by it.Everyone should read it.It even has tips for pregnant women on how to eat so that their children don't get type 1 diabetes.

Thanks you
Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but the book arrived in good time, was in the exact condition described in the product informatin and I appreciate getting it.Thanks!

this book might save my life
It sounds a little over the top but I mean it. This book might save my life. Not that I have uncontrolled diabetes, I don't. I just have diabetes. But after reading this book I began following most of their diet and supplement recomendations and I've found that my numbers have been changing and stablizing for the good. The book is detailed enough with scientific information to give you an overview without being too technical for the average person. The recomendations they make are concrete, even specifying which brands to use for certain products which is an incredible time saver.
Why might it save my life? By following their plan I believe I'll lose weight, stablize my blood glucose, lower my blood pressure and be healthier overall. I'll revisit this review in six months and let you know how it going. Thank you Drs. Murray and Lyon, you've made this world a better place.

Beat Diabetes Naturally
This book has comprehensive information about prevention and treatment of diabetes based on scientific evidences. I am satisfied with trying to find out more physiological and natural healing way for prevention of DM. ... Read more

Product Description
Nearly 90 years after the discovery of insulin, with an estimated $116 billion spent annually on the medical treatment of diabetes in the United States, why is diabetes the one major cause of death that’s been relentlessly rising for a century? Diabetes Rising investigates why the nearly two dozen medications approved for type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes, and all the high-tech treatments for type 1 (juvenile-onset) diabetes, are failing to slow this modern pandemic of Western civilization. The book also profiles promising new approaches that are making significant strides toward preventing, curing, or dramatically improving treatment of the disease. Written by Dan Hurley, a regular contributor to the science section of the New York Times (and himself a type 1 diabetic for over 30 years), Diabetes Rising breaks medical news by revealing:

• The wealthiest town in Massachusetts, where an outbreak of type 1 diabetes among the children has parents up in arms, and a state investigation underway.
• The county in West Virginia with the highest rate of type 2 diabetes in the country (where Hurley spent an evening with a family of 10 siblings, all of whom have the disease, and the local Wal-Mart proudly announces that it sells more Little Debbie snack cakes than any other Wal-Mart in the world). 
• Why the rate of type 1 diabetes has been rising just as fast and just as long as the rate of type 2, transforming a childhood disease that was once exceedingly rare into one that now affects most elementary school systems in the country. 
• How the “artificial pancreas,” long considered a holy grail that would take decades to develop, has now reached the final stages of testing—the book describes Hurley’s extraordinary experience participating in one of the world’s first clinical trials of the device, and profiles the colorful mavericks pushing the technology forward. 
• Why international diabetes experts believe that three simple, little-known approaches—avoiding cow’s milk in baby formulas, getting adequate amounts of vitamin D, and simply playing in the dirt—could prevent many cases of diabetes.
• Innovative public-health strategies in New York City, Los Angeles and elsewhere that are seeking to attack diabetes today just as campaigns of a century ago defeated communicable diseases—with public-health laws regulating fast-food restaurants.

Customer Reviews (13)

Informative, easy to understand, and hopeful
My wife was diagnosed with type one diabetes shortly after we were married, when she was 30 years old. It's been five years now and I feel like I still don't have as good a grasp on the disease as I should if I'm going to be a big help to her. So after hearing an interview with the author on the radio, I decided to read this book in order to learn more about the disease and what the prospects are for real life changing treatments and cures for my wife. I also wanted to lean more about the origin of the disease and how best to prevent its manifestation in high risk individuals, seeing as how we have recently had a son who so far has not shown any signs of having it.

I thought the book was fantastic and I promptly made my wife read it (in order to give her some guidance and hope) as well as my parents and in-laws so that all involved in her support system would have a better idea of what we were up against. The book laid out in an easy to understand fashion, the biology and history of the disease, as well as the possible controversial causes, cutting edge treatments and outlook for future cures. All told, the book was very hopeful that a cure or "cure like treatment" could be possible within the next 20 years. That may be in time to save my wife's life and the lives of millions of others. The book also laid out a plan of action to avoid contracting the disease for those who may be genetically susceptible to it. That is extremely valuable to me as I try to protect my son who may be at risk due to my wife's genetics.

I highly recommend this book not only to those who already have diabetes or have a loved one who does, but to everyone else because this disease is spreading at an alarming and unprecedented pace and can strike the perfectly healthy at any time. People should be aware that it's out there and know what to do to avoid it because once you have it, your life will be changed for ever.

A Must Read
Diabetes Rising is comprehensively informative and extremely reader friendly. Debunking dozens of myths about the disease, DR elucidates the myriad of potential causes and treatment options while painting a clear picture of the human costs being paid for our lack of understanding and action to date. In extensive reading about nutrition, health diabetes and obesity I have never found any other book so complete, professional and informational. Highly recommended to all readers!

An excellent run-down on diabetes
After initially learning they have diabetes, many people turn to "how-to" books recommending ways to lower blood glucose levels, eat right and lose weight.This is a great companion book, which describes the history, treatment and research involved with diabetes I and II.Much of what Dan Hurley writes about is eye-opening. I recommend everyone read Diabetes Rising, not just full-blown diabetics.It is sure to motivate and enlighten anyone interested in not becoming part of this fast-growing pandemic.

How Can You Write A Diabetes Solutions Book And Make No Mention Of Low-Carb Diets?
The alarming rate of diabetes growth over the past two decades alone has quite literally become an international health epidemic in 21st Century society. As the numbers have continued to rise and rise while blood sugar disorders have become much more common than ever before, the health experts have attempted to put on their thinking caps to come up with a solution that will help people suffering with diabetes have the ability to beat this problem once and for all. So far, there have been no cures found. What we need are people who can come up with solutions to this monstrosity of a disease and Dan Hurley has attempted to do just that with the release of his book Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, and What to Do About It.

Hurley himself has Type 1 diabetes and as an investigative medical journalist has a personal vested interest in this topic. After living with this disease and seeing so many people suffering from both the juvenile diabetes (Type 1) and adult onset diabetes (Type 2), you would like Hurley would examine ALL of the science and latest information on how to best control the symptoms of diabetes. But one thing glaringly missing element in the Diabetes Rising book is the lack of any mention of the low-carbohydrate nutritional connection to diabetes and how it would play some role in the solution. With all we know about carbohydrate-restriction as an essential part of an effective way to control blood glucose levels, this is quite perplexing to say the least.

But there are exactly TWO references to low-carb (one simply mentioning the Atkins diet and another talking about what the low-carb diet is). But that's it! I'm greatly concerned that this seemingly innocuous oversight will lead people to believe carbohydrate awareness and control plays virtually zero role in treating diabetes. I've had the privilege of interviewing Dan Hurley on my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show" podcast and he admitted to me that low-carb living is an ideal way to manage diabetes. So then it begged the question: WHY NO MENTION OF IT AS PART OF THE SOLUTION?

Even more disconcerting was the lack of any references to those medical practitioners who are doing amazing work using low-carb diets on real diabetic patients. People like Dr. Richard K. Bernstein who wrote Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution and Dr. Mary C. Vernon who co-authored Atkins Diabetes Revolution are at the forefront of effectively normalizing blood sugar levels in diabetics of all types simply by cutting their carbs and shifting them from being carbohydrate burners to fat burners. A high-fat, moderate protein, low-carb diet is the cornerstone for making this happen for diabetics and yet Dan Hurley missed this point in his book? In fact, he'd never even heard of them before I brought up their names. How can you write a book about solutions to the diabetes problem and miss the two biggest names using low-carb diets?

I credit Hurley for realizing the change in dietary recommendations in the 1970s to a high-carb, low-fat diet negatively impacted diabetes rates and that's exactly right. And while Type 2 diabetes tends to get all the press for being on the rise, he also makes the case for why even Type 1 diabetes is skyrocketing as well in Diabetes Rising. It's certainly a well-organized and sorely needed book on the subject of diabetes that lawmakers and health professionals alike should take heed and notice. And yet it's impossible for me to take a work like this seriously because of the low-carb omission. Despite heaping great praise on carbohydrate-restriction as a solution during my interview describing it as "the best diabetes diet," Hurley said he didn't include it in his book because of his belief that people won't follow a low-carb diet because we're surrounded by cheap carbs. What a crock of you know what!

I'm not a diabetic, but I've been eating a healthy low-carb nutritional plan for nearly seven years and it has helped me stave off diabetes and control my morbid obesity. Had I not begun a low-carb lifestyle change on January 1, 2004 when I went on the Atkins diet, then there's no doubt in my mind that I'd be a Type 2 diabetic today. But carbohydrate control has kept my blood sugars at normal levels and I challenge anyone to tell me I'm not a healthier man today as a result. It's disheartening to think a book about diabetes can be written in 2010 with all that we know from the science about this disease and the low-carb connection and have nary a mention of this way of eating. Completely and utterly incomprehensible!

One of the most important, wide-ranging books about the epidemic of diabetes
No library - health or general - should be without DIABETES RISING: HOW A RARE DISEASE BECAME A MODERN PANDEMIC, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT: it's one of the most important, wide-ranging books about the epidemic of diabetes to be published in recent years. It comes from the author's interviews with hundreds of physicians, researchers and patients around the world and presents interlocking scientific theories to explain the rise of diabetes and how to prevent or even cure both types. An astounding, direct assessment that's long been needed, this is a top pick and stands well apart - and above - the wealth of diabetes history and management tools on the market. ... Read more

Product Description

Customer Reviews (16)

Finally, a realistic and positive book!
I was so thankful to find this book specifically for diabetes and pregnancy. It focuses on Type 1 which is something I haven't found in other books. And while the stories are realistic and not always positive stories, the overall vibe of the book is very positive and actually made me feel like I can have a healthy pregnancy with Type 1. I highly recommend this read if you're a diabetic considering conceiving.

Packed full of info and hope
I am so grateful for this book. For the past twelve years I have lived with Type 1 and basically been told that pregnancy was an unattainable goal. I fought many fears that "Steel Magnolias" would be my fait should I try to start a family, because I had no other reference points. The personal narratives in this book made me see that it IS possible to have a health pregnancy and a health baby. This book gave me back something I have long been missing...HOPE. I encourage every OB-GYN, Endo and PCP to buy a copy, read it, and recommend it to their patients. It's about time we all received this education.

Down to Earth, Hopeful, and Smart; A Great Resource!
This book is a great, helpful resource for people looking to understand what it will be like to plan for and have a healthy pregnancy while also managing T1 diabetes. Cheryl presents information from varying points of view in a straightforward, down to earth way. It's not like you can't find the medical information in the book elsewhere; you probably can - but you'll probably find it in the form of one or two useful paragraphs here or there, and then have to cobble together the big picture on your own. If you're lucky, you have a good doctor or diabetes nurse and some of the information in the book will be given to you by them, but unfortunately this isn't the case for everyone, and you may find yourself wanting to get the whole picture before you're ready to sit down for a long pre-pregnancy consult with your health care team. And even when you do, you will want this book to refer to after, and to learn what other actual people experienced, and to give a copy to your husband/partner/mother whoever else you wish would understand more fully the effort involved.

long overdue!
Great book with great resources! As a type 1 diabetic mother of 3 boys, I wish this book had been published ten years ago. Well organized, with relevant information, I will pass this on to all my diabetic mama friends :)

Must have book for pregnant diabetic women or those considering pregnancy
I'm a type 1 diabetic who gave birth to twin babies a year ago.I just read this book and can't tell you how badly I wish I would have had this book with me through my pregnancy.I can't think of a pertinent subject that isn't covered.The book is purposefully written so you are not intimidated-instead it is a book that welcomes the worried or nervous diabetic women and in a conversational tone gives her tons of information and a lot of hope.Many different women share their experiences in this book and prove alongside the author that staying healthy during pregnancy and having a healthy child is certainly possible with pre-existing diabetes.

I highly recommend this book! ... Read more

Product Description
The revised and updated 3rd edition of one of the first diabetes nutrition books features even more entries and more up-to-date advice than ever. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

The diabetes Carbohydrate & Calorie counter
I did not like this book as it has too much out of home listings, and not enough on just plain food you cook at home.
I do not go out to eat much and perfer a book with simple listing of food to cook at home.

very useful
Very helpful in detailing carbohydrates and calories which is a plus since I am trying to watch my weight and my mother is a diabetic.

Not the book you'd want.....
After some positive reviews, I ordered this book and I'm totally disappointed. I already knew the GI information from Internet: this book is just a compilation of same GI (glycemic index) tables, only printed version.
I wouldn't buy it.

The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Calorie Counter
I was told by my doctor that I am pre-diabetic and advised to try to lower my blood sugar by diet alone.All I knew, or thought I knew, was that I should give up sugar.Speaking with a nutritionist taught me that dealing with carbohydrates was the key and I needed help.The Diabetes Carbohydrate & Calorie Counter begins with a discussion of diabetes itself, how to count carbs, plan meals, deal with eating out, specific chapters on sugar, fiber, and the glycemic index, and references to internet sites where it is possible to learn more.How to use a carbohydrate counter is discussed and finally a lengthy list not only of just about every individual food but brand name items as well.This is a comprehensive wealth of information that I find extremely helpful to have on hand.With it, I have managed to lower my blood sugar from a high of 120 to 90 and I am very pleased.I no longer feel lost at sea in dealing with my diagnosis.

Great Book especially for Diabetes!
This is a great book that has information on Diabetes and has some hard to find listings. ... Read more