COVER PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- FRESH IS BEST -- "JUICE"-BOTH A NOUN AND A VERB -- 1 MY STORY -- DEATH TOO NEAR -- 2 DIABETES AND YOU -- PRIMARY TYPES OF DIABETES -- TYPE 1 DIABETES -- TYPE 2 DIABETES -- OTHER TYPES OF DIABETES -- GESTATIONAL DIABETES -- ADDITIONAL TYPES -- PREDIABETES -- METABOLIC SYNDROME -- LOWERING BLOOD-GLUCOSE LEVELS -- ABOUT THOSE CARBS -- GLYCEMIC INDEX AND GLYCEMIC LOAD -- INSULIN RESISTANCE SELF-TEST -- 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF LOSING WEIGHT -- TIPS FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SUCCESS -- THE BENEFITS OF JUICING -- FRESH JUICE = VITALITY -- VEGETABLE JUICE PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS -- VEGETABLE JUICE STABILIZES BLOOD SUGAR -- ROADBLOCKS TO DIABETIC WEIGHT LOSS -- INSULIN RESISTANCE -- METABOLIC SYNDROME -- INSUFFICIENT SLEEP -- 4 DITCH THE SUGAR -- WHAT ABOUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS? -- RECOMMENDED FRUITS -- LOW-GLYCEMIC JUICING -- DETOX TOO -- ELIMINATING TOXINS -- SUGAR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND -- 5 WHY JUICE? -- ALL ABOUT JUICING -- HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT JUICER -- JUICING GUIDELINES -- WHAT ABOUT FIBER? -- HOW MUCH PRODUCE DO I NEED? -- THE POWER OF GREEN JUICE -- MAGNESIUM -- VITAMIN K -- BETA-CAROTENE -- SULFORAPHANE -- OTHER NUTRIENTS -- WHEATGRASS -- SMOOTHIES -- 6 LIVING FOODS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE -- WHAT ARE LIVING FOODS? -- CHOOSING WISELY -- BUY ORGANIC -- ORGANIC PRODUCE FROM MEXICO -- 7 HELPFUL RECIPES FOR DIABETES-JUICES AND SMOOTHIES -- JUICES -- GREEN JUICES -- SMOOTHIES -- APPENDIX A: HELPFUL FOODS FOR DIABETIC MENU-PLANNING -- VEGETABLES -- FRUITS -- OTHER FOODS -- APPENDIX B: GLYCEMIC INDEX, GLYCEMIC LOAD -- NOTES -- FOR MORE INFORMATION.