Whether you've just been diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for years, you've probably heard your share of diabetes myths. 16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet will tell you the truth about diabetes and how to eat when you have diabetes. Learn what the most common myths about diabetes meal plans are, where they came from, and how to overcome them. Diabetes doesn't have to be a life sentence of boring, dull meals.
Patient-expert Riva Greenberg's book is an essential guide for the more than 24 million Americans with diabetes and the more than 57 million with prediabetes. 50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life puts the ''power of truth'' directly into patients' hands, dispelling the 50 most common myths that tend to rule their lives, such as: ''You have to be fat to get diabetes,'' ''Eating too many sweets causes diabetes,'' ''Insulin shots are painful,'' and ''type 2 diabetes is not as serious as Type 1.'' With recommendations from top experts and engaging patient stories, 50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life explains the crucial information everyone managing this chronic illness needs to know to live a long, healthy life with diabetes.
8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control is the diabetes management plan that helps you manage your diabetes. It’s the plan for when you don’t have a plan. The week-by-week approach of this book shows you how to put together a health care team, manage medications, understand and implement the basics of meal planning, improve blood glucose self-monitoring, start an exercise program, and more. Other books are encyclopedias about diabetes, but 8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control is a structured approach to improving blood glucose and to managing diabetes better. Easy-to-read instructions and simple weekly goals help get you where you need to be - in as little as eight weeks!
When diagnosed with diabetes the first thing a person asks is what food they can eat. This book educates people living with diabetes about different diets available in an informative, thoughtful and user-friendly way. This book really offers advice that will enable readers to find what works best for them. Each chapter focuses on a different type of diet such as: low carb, vegetarian, high carb/low fat, and more. Each offers solid research and the latest findings on these diets in Amy Stockwell's approachable voice. In depth profiles of type 1 and type 2 men and women who have had success with these diets are included as well as tips, "my favorite recipes," and personal advice. Factual information is provided from professional nutritionists, educators and endocrinologists. This book will encourage you to eat right and reads like a conversation with a good friend.
The first myth I want to blow away is the often misused statement that eating too much sugar causes diabetes. It is just not true. That said, it would still be a very unhealthy thing to do. The answer lies in explaining the link between carbohydrates and diabetes. It is important to understand just how carbohydrates effect the blood glucose level.
The #1 New York Times bestseller adapted for people with diabetes, now in paperback—with 16 brand-new pages, full of menus designed to kick-start your weight loss and control your blood sugar. From Mayo Clinic, a leading authority in health and nutrition, comes The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, adapted for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes from the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Mayo Clinic Diet. This reliable plan is what you need to lose weight to help you control your blood sugar. The medical specialists at Mayo Clinic have created The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet as a two-phase plan—Lose It! and Live It! The Diet helps at-risk people prevent and control diabetes by losing weight quickly and safely, and then maintaining that weight loss. The Lose It! phase is a simple, straight-forward, two-week plan that encourages quick but safe weight loss that can help lower blood sugar. The Live It! phase of the diet offers basic and manageable steps and lifestyle changes and choices that are designed to help participants lose one to two pounds a week until a healthy weight is reached, and then to keep the pounds off. Mayo Clinic's weight-loss and nutrition experts have packed this book with meal plans, practical solutions, and specific tips on how to improve health and lose weight safely. The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet tackles all the familiar obstacles that get in the way of weight loss—dislike of exercise, distaste of healthy food, too little time to cook well, a too hectic schedule, struggles with cravings, and minimal support from family and friends. It is a reliable and safe companion for losing weight and controlling diabetes, beginning immediately and into the future. "This diabetes diet isn't a fad; it's about changing your habits for the better," states Donald Hensrud, M.D., Mayo Clinic specialist in nutrition and internal medicine and medical editor-in-chief. "With The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, people can truly manage diabetes, eat well, lose weight and enjoy life."
Incredibly accessible and straightforward, Laurence D. Chalem's second book, Essential Diabetes Leadership, is the quintessential overview of diabetes. Whether you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with diabetes or whether it is something you have managed for years, this book provides insight on how to live optimally with diabetes. In this powerful and empowering treatise, the author traces data from the last three centuries and explains where to find credible information from all channels of information. Meticulously researched and fully annotated, Chalem's analysis also investigates the most influential diabetes study in the world. Here is where questions are answered and diabetics become the leaders of their wellness. Nearly the entire diabetes treatment industry is biased in favor of their particular interests and that-hands down-the optimal treatment of diabetes is a diet low in carbohydrates, high in fat, and one that takes the middle ground in regards to protein.
Understanding the critical role that diet plays in managing diabetes is essential when navigating its complex environment. Dispelling common misconceptions and adopting evidence-based nutrition provides a compass for anyone looking to achieve their best health. This investigation explores the complex relationship between food choices and diabetes, dispelling myths and supporting well-informed, scientifically supported dietary practices to empower people on their path to wellness. Clicking on the BUY button would be your first step to gaining total wellness.
