Diabetes & Carb Counting For Dummies

Sherri Shafer, Consumer Dummies

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For Dummies
09 June 2017

Dietetics & nutrition; Diabetes

Count your carbs — and count on managing your diabetes

Living with diabetes doesn't have to mean giving up all of your favorite foods. Carbs from healthy foods boost nutrition and supply essential fuel for your brain and body. Counting carbs is integral to managing diabetes because your carb choices, portion sizes, and meal timing directly impact blood glucose levels. Diabetes & Carb Counting For Dummies provides essential information on how to strike a balance between carb intake, exercise, and diabetes medications while making healthy food choices. — Covering the latest information on why carb counting is important for Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes, this book provides the tools you need to best manage your diet and your diabetes.

Nearly one in 11 people in the United States have diabetes and one out of every 3 adults have prediabetes (blood glucose levels above normal ranges). Diabetes rates are skyrocketing worldwide. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed — or is teetering on the edge of diagnosis — you'll find all the safe, trusted guidance you need to better manage your health through improving your nutrition and managing your carb intake.

Discover how what you eat affects diabetes Explore the importance of carbs in nutrition and health Get the facts when it comes to fiber, fats, sweeteners, and alcohol. Decipher food labels and discover how to count carbs in bulk, fresh, and restaurant foods Manage your diabetes and reduce other diet-related health risks Improve blood glucose levels Sample meal plans in controlled carb count ranges Food composition lists for counting carbs and identifying best bet proteins and fats

If you're one of the millions of people with diabetes or prediabetes in search of an accessible resource to help you portion and count carbs to better manage this disease, this is the go-to guide you'll turn to again and again because when it comes to diabetes — carbohydrates count.

By: Sherri Shafer, Consumer Dummies
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781119315643
ISBN 10: 1119315646
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 09 June 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9781394265572
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Carb Counting and Diabetes Management 5 Chapter 1: Delving into Diabetes and Carb Counting 7 Chapter 2: Exploring the Diabetes-Carb Connection 25 Chapter 3: Calling All Carbs: Recognizing Carbs in the Foods You Eat 39 Chapter 4: Tracking Carbs through the Body 53 Chapter 5: Finding Your Sweet Spot: The Right Amount of Carbs for You 67 Chapter 6: Timing Your Carb Consumption 79 Part 2: Carb Counting: From Basic to Advanced 95 Chapter 7: First Things First: Reading and Deciphering Food Labels 97 Chapter 8: Mastering Carb Counting and Portioning Fundamentals 117 Chapter 9: Adding Tools for Carb-Counting Ease and Accuracy 137 Part 3: Going Beyond Counting Carbs 143 Chapter 10: Accounting for Variations in Digestion and Absorption Rates 145 Chapter 11: Rethink That Drink 159 Chapter 12: Let Me Call You Sweetie: Sugars and Substitutes 175 Part 4: Embracing Whole Health and Happiness 189 Chapter 13: Eating for Health and Happiness 191 Chapter 14: Reaping the Rewards of Fitness 207 Chapter 15: Getting a Handle on Hypoglycemia 227 Chapter 16: Keeping the Beat with a Healthy Heart 251 Chapter 17: Living with Diabetes throughout the Life Cycle 267 Chapter 18: Going Gluten-Free (Or Not): Does the Batter Matter? 283 Part 5: Sampling Menus Complete with Carb Counts 297 Chapter 19: Beginning with Breakfast Menus 299 Chapter 20: Looking for Lunch Menus 305 Chapter 21: Delving into Dinner Menus 313 Chapter 22: Surveying Snack Ideas 319 Part 6: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Monitoring Your Blood Glucose 329 Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Controlling Carbs 337 Chapter 25: Ten Worthwhile Websites to Help You Manage Diabetes 343 Part 7: Appendixes 349 Appendix A: Diabetes Exchange Lists 351 Appendix B: Conversion Guide 365 Index 367

Sherri Shafer, RD, CDE, is a senior registered dietitian and a certified diabetes educator at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. She teaches diabetes self-management workshops and provides nutrition counseling for individuals with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational dia-betes. She is also the author of Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program.

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Diabetes & Carb Counting For Dummies

Sherri Shafer, Consumer Dummies

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