Just because you have diabetes doesn't mean you can't enjoy life, eat well, and be healthy!
In this fourth edition of her best-selling title, Elaine Magee clearly presents the latest medical findings on what causes diabetes, available treatments, and the dietary implications of this disease.
She includes everything you need to know to live with diabetes, from using an individualized carbohydrate budget and using the glycemic index and glycemic load, to revolutionary fiber tips, facts about alternative sweeteners, and smart snacking tips.
She's also included these great new additions:
Surprising myths and truths
about obesity and weight loss for people with diabetes
Foods that help prevent high blood sugar
when paired with foods that usually cause high blood sugar
An expanded section on
smart breakfast choices
(with carb-counting information)
Quick Carb-Counting Guide
and the
Diabetes Plate Guide
—both of which you can carry with you
New sections on
Beans With Super Powers
and
Intact Whole Grains
(each with five new recipes)
Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Diabetes
includes dozens of healthful, practical recipes made from familiar, easy-to-find ingredients, plus up-to-date supermarket and and restaurant advice.