Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies (2^nd Ed.)

Learn how to eat well, improve your health, and enjoy life with diabetes

The new edition of Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies offers you a holistic approach to living your best life with diabetes. Optimize your diet and plan delicious meals that will empower you to take control, improve your health, prevent, and even reverse diabetes. Written by an award-winning chef and renowned doctor who are both experts in the field of nutrition, this book helps you understand what defines healthful eating for diabetes, its crucial role to long term health, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management. Learn how to receive all the nutrients necessary for glucose control while managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and maintaining ideal weight. Discover how to supercharge your diet and protect yourself from the complications associated with diabetes with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods. To get you started, this indispensable guide includes 22 mouthwatering, easy to recreate, and affordable recipes that maximize the benefits of nutritious ingredients to regulate blood glucose levels. The kitchen and shopping hacks will enable you to master culinary therapy and take delight in preparing meals and cooking. This updated edition includes:

• Practical examples of meal plans perfectly suited for prediabetes, Type 1, and Type 2 diabetes
• A whole person approach to diabetes that focuses on diet, lifestyle, exercise, and medical treatment
• Coverage of new therapies and the latest evidence on how gut health can help with diabetes management
• Nutrition facts and health benefits for your favorite ingredients, so you can eat what you love

Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies is an excellent resource for those interested in the latest diabetes-friendly nutrition guidelines, as well as anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes or has a loved one who has been diagnosed, or would like to prevent it.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Diabetes and Food: Culinary Therapy 7

Chapter 1: Eating Well with Diabetes 9

Chapter 2: Understanding Diabetes: A Holistic Approach 23

Chapter 3: Managing Diabetes and Blood Glucose 39

Chapter 4: Incorporating Easy Lifestyle Hacks 55

Part 2: Nutrition with Purpose 63

Chapter 5: Explaining Nutrition Requirements for Diabetes 65

Chapter 6: Meeting the Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Fat, and Protein 81

Chapter 7: Making Micronutrients Work for You 105

Chapter 8: Eating a Rainbow: Bioactive Compounds and Polyphenols 125

Chapter 9: Equipping Yourself for Success 143

Part 3: Eating for Pleasure and Better Health 159

Chapter 10: Exposing Barriers to Healthy Eating 161

Chapter 11: Setting Priorities and Staying on Track 177

Chapter 12: Choosing the Best Food When Shopping 191

Part 4: Ready, Set, Plan 211

Chapter 13: Customizing Your Meals 213

Chapter 14: Analyzing Popular Diet Plans 237

Chapter 15: What’s on the Menu: Having a Plan for Eating Out 259

Chapter 16: Choosing Sensible Beverages and Snacks 275

Part 5: Putting It All Together: Meals to Manage Your Diabetes 289

Chapter 17: Reviewing a Seven-Day Menu 291

Chapter 18: Creating Delicious and Nutritious Meals 301

Part 6: The Part of Tens 345

Chapter 19: Ten Diabetes “Power Foods” 347

Chapter 20: Ten Inexpensive Diabetes-Friendly Foods 355

Chapter 21: Ten Healthful Food Swaps for Losing Weight 361

Appendix A: Diabetes Exchange Lists 369

Appendix B: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values 387

Appendix C: Examples of Bioactive Compounds in Foods 391

Index 397

Dr. Simon Poole is a medical doctor, author, speaker, and consultant. Simon cares for and treats patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from diagnosis onwards. Amy Riolo is an award-winning author and chef. She’s the author of Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies and Italian Recipes For Dummies. They are also the authors of Diabetes FD 6th Edition.