Diabetes Cookbook For Canadians For Dummies [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9781119045663

Title:

Author:

Blumer, Ian.

Personal Author:

Blumer, Ian.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2015.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Recipes at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I Getting Started with Diabetes & Cooking; Chapter 1 Diabetes 101: Discovering the Basics; Examining the Types of Diabetes; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Gestational diabetes; Investigating How Diabetes Is Diagnosed; Looking at Target Blood Glucose Levels; Understanding How High and Low Blood Glucose Can Make You Feel; High blood glucose; Low blood glucose

Controlling Your Blood Glucose through NutritionWatching your carbohydrate intake; Timing when you eat; Getting nutritional assistance: How a dietitian can help; Finding a registered dietitian; Exercise and Blood Glucose; Taking Oral Medications to Help Control Your Blood Glucose; Using Insulin to Help Control Your Blood Glucose; Looking at the types of insulin; Using insulin and nutrition together: A recipe for success; Carbohydrate counting; Chapter 2 You Are What You Eat; What Is a "Diabetic Diet"?; Exploring the Key Ingredients; Carbohydrates; Protein; Fat

Getting Enough Vitamins, Minerals, and WaterMunching on minerals; Vitality through vitamins; What about water?; Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide; Chapter 3 You Are How You Eat; Keeping Portions under Control; Timing Is Everything; Balancing Out a Meal's Ingredients; Eating Vegetarian; Sorting Out Snacks; Artificial sweeteners; Sugar alcohols; Alcohol; Healthy Eating at Home; Healthy Eating When You're Away from Home; Healthy eating in restaurants; Healthy eating at vending machines; Healthy eating at the convenience store; Healthy eating at friends' homes

Healthy eating at parties and celebrationsChapter 4 Staying Healthy through Nutrition; Weight‐Loss Strategies; Knowing if you're overweight; Reviewing the benefits from weight loss if you're overweight; Being skeptical about fad diets; Checking out healthy weight‐loss strategies; Modifying your behaviour; Considering volumetrics; Looking at ways your attempts at losing weight can be sabotaged; Diabetes and the Glycemic Index; Healthy Eating if You Have Gestational Diabetes; The Lowdown on High Blood Pressure and Nutrition; Helping Control Your Lipids with Nutrition

Nutrition Strategies if You Have Kidney FailurePart II Cooking and Meal-Planning Essentials; Chapter 5 Getting Equipped; Covering Basic Cooking Equipment; Pots, pans, and plates; Handy tools; Other useful equipment; Speaking the Cooking Lingo; Chapter 6 Successful Food Shopping; Saving Money on Staples; Buying fruits and vegetables; Moo-ving to the dairy section; Picking poultry; Seeking alternate sources of protein; Going fishing; Smart Shopping; Plan your week's menu ahead of time; Make a list; Estimate your food needs; Be a grocery-store guru; Buy in bulk; Peruse the perishables

Menu Planning

Subject Term:

Diabetes -- Diet therapy -- Recipes.

Diabetes -- Diet therapy.

Recipes.

Added Author:

Payne, Cynthia.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2015.

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Summary

Delicious recipes and expert cooking tips for diabetics

Having diabetes doesn't mean having to abandon great food. Diabetes Cookbook For Canadians For Dummies, Updated Edition offers an abundance of delicious recipes that will help diabetics and prediabetics enjoy meals and manage their diabetes. Based on the most recent edition of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management , this new cookbook includes over 100 additional recipes and updated coverage on the latest drugs for diabetes management and new guidelines for target blood glucose levels.

Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies offers valuable information for diabetics and anyone who cooks for diabetics. The authors offer meal planning suggestions, shopping tips, and even plot out a month of diverse and unexpected menus, including mouth-watering full-color photos of some of the delicious meals.

Learn to cook meals you love that will comply with proper diabetes management Expand your culinary range with new interpretations of traditional dishes Make managing your diabetes more enjoyable with exciting menu options Learn how to make meal planning and preparation part of your daily routine

This updated cookbook, a companion to the bestselling Diabetes For Canadians For Dummies , 3rd Edition offers delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes that will help readers manage their diabetes.

Author Notes

Ian Blumer, MD, is a diabetes specialist in the Greater Toronto Area, is on the executive committee of the Clinical & Scientific Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association, and is the co-author of Diabetes For Canadians For Dummies . Cynthia Payne, RD, CDE, works as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at a hospital in Cobourg and is a public speaker to professional and lay audiences, and former nutrition columnist.