Full Description
Fully updated based on the latest research
This new edition of What to Eat If You Have Diabetes is an invaluable guide to helping patients, their families, and their caregivers develop an individualized program for stabilizing blood sugar and maintaining an all-around healthy lifestyle. The book features revised diabetes management guidelines, new lab tests, and the latest research on gestational diabetes, hypoglycemia, and insulin resistance. New whole-food diet plans, additional menus and recipes, and instructions for carbohydrate counting are also included.
Contents
Part 1: Diabetes, and Nutrition
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Types of Diabetes
Carbs, Fats, Protein, and Diabetes
Antioxidants, Vitamins, Minerals, and Diabetes
Part 2: Nutrition Solutions for Diabetic Complications
High Blood Sugar and Ketoacidosis
Guidelines for Oral Health, Vision, and Hearing Care
Gestational Diabetes
High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
The Weight Loss Equation
Part 3: Your Nutritional Therapy Regimen
Meal Planning
High Carb (Underweight Diets)
Low Carb (Type 2 Diabetes/ Metabolic Syndrome Diet)
Using the Food Pyramid
Fruits and vegetables, proteins, and fats and oils to include in your diet
Appendixes
