Recommend a good cookbook for diabetic

[scottmandue]

I know we have several here with this condition...

I am a type II diabetic and wife has decided we should try to get me off my meds by changing our lifestyle. I am all for it... I would love to stop taking the pills and drop a few pounds.

Looking at Amazon I get four pages of diabetic cookbooks...

Anyone have one, two, or three books they like?

Thanks,
Scott

[flipper35]

The Zone diet works pretty well but it takes work and isn't inexpensive and you get sick of food. Jennifer Aniston was a big proponent a few years ago, don't know if she still is. I went from 217# to 192# on it but have only been loosely following it since. Exercise helps a lot. I have to reduce my meds when I remember to work out consistently.

[Instrument 41]

Don't waste your time with diets. Get one of those little books that has all the nutritional info. It has the Calorie count, Fat grams, and MOST important for Diabetic the Carb counts. follow this little book for a few days. You won't need a diet but you'll be more aware of what foods you should stay away from. Then it becomes a lifestyle instead of a passing thing. this coming from a diabetic that is on the insulin pump after taking 4 shots a day for 18 years.

[flipper35]

You are describing the Zone diet. Portion control and ratios along with not eating processed foods as much. Think of it as a guide to healty eating, or eating like your grandparents.

I am still a firm believer that HFCS has a lot to do with the increase in Type II and general obesity. People not getting out as much as well.

[Ronbo]

I don't use a specific cookbook; just stay away from carbs and exercise regularly. You can alter many recipes to lower the carb count.

[jyl]

Use a calorie counting app on smartphone or computer. I like "Calorie Count". It will show you calories, fat, carbs, sugar, etc.

I am not too informed on diabetes but my impression (not more) is that if the goal is to go off meds, losing significant amounts of weight is the primary factor, rather than targeting a specific low-glycemic index diet.

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by jyl

Use a calorie counting app on smartphone or computer. I like "Calorie Count". It will show you calories, fat, carbs, sugar, etc.

I am not too informed on diabetes but my impression (not more) is that if the goal is to go off meds, losing significant amounts of weight is the primary factor, rather than targeting a specific low-glycemic index diet.

I am only 13 pounds over my ideal weight, I can't even float in the pool when we swim. No significant amount to lose here.

[ForBell]

As others have said, we diabetics' enemy is carbs. Once you begin to see what foods have the most carbs, you'll be amazed - and informed as to why you're carrying redundant flesh.
Also, get moving.
Good luck.

I need to drop 30+ lbs., as well.

[vash]

my friend talked to a nutritionist at the hospital that specialized in diabetic stuff. they worked out a game plan.

i DO know that part of the game plan was for him to eat six tiny meals a day. like two fish tacos, in corn tortillas..bowl of yogurt..stuff like that. he always had food on him. he just stopped whatever he was doing and and graze.

he was never full or hungry. he had a hell of a time getting used to the program, but it worked. i believe he is off of his meds and training for a half marathon.

the tiny meals limited the spikes, and deep valleys in his body chemistry. he tried to explain it to me.

[Sarc]

Sure. We're not diabetic, but we use these quite often:

The Primal Blueprint Cookbook: Primal, Low Carb, Paleo, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free (Primal Blueprint Series): Mark Sisson, Jennifer Meier: 9780982207727: Amazon.com: Books

Amazon.com: Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle (9781936608751): Diane Sanfilippo, Bill Staley, Robb Wolf: Books

Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook: Real Food for Real Life: Sarah Fragoso: 9781936608638: Amazon.com: Books

Amazon.com: Paleo Comfort Foods: Homestyle Cooking for a Gluten-Free Kitchen (9781936608935): Julie Sullivan Mayfield, Charles Mayfield, Mark Adams, Robb Wolf: Books

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Diabetic Recipes & Menus: Dinner, Desserts, Snacks and More : Recipes and Cooking : Food Network

Cindy says this one is the best site of all the diabetic cooking links we have..

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I know we have several here with this condition...

I am a type II diabetic and wife has decided we should try to get me off my meds by changing our lifestyle. I am all for it... I would love to stop taking the pills and drop a few pounds.

Looking at Amazon I get four pages of diabetic cookbooks...

Anyone have one, two, or three books they like?

Thanks,
Scott

I could not sleep in the middle of the night and caught Dr. Mark Hyman on PBS with his "Blood Sugar Solution". Book, diet, video and recipes in link below.

Dr. Mark Hyman

Spot on, I learned a lot in just 45 minutes.

Not sure if he made this word up "diabesity", but here is the short version of it:
8 Steps to Reversing Diabesity | Dr. Mark Hyman

Last week I began a discussion about a modern epidemic, a deadly disease that one of every two of you have, a disease that’s making you fat, sick, and will kill you, but 90 percent of you don’t even know you have it.

This disease is diabesity, the continuum of abnormal biology that ranges from mild insulin resistance to full-blown diabetes.

This week I want to explain the real causes of diabesity and provide 8 steps you can take to reverse this disease starting today!

The above has much in common with the video below, both talk about the liver and blood sugar (low gluten diet).

http://www.thedietsolutionprogram.com/5-foods-to-never-eat/?m=ad&r=aff&hop=manybrooks

[scottmandue]

Bought and read "The Zone" book 5-10 years ago... good stuff but fell off that diet lifestyle.

Also saw Dr. Mark Hyman on PBS, also good stuff but seems like he stretched a 15 minute brochure into a 90 minute infomercial... much like other books on diabetes, half the book is testimonies (or padding) about how the authors diet changed their life.

I agree all that is needed is to cut carbs and sugar... problem is got married three years ago and wife loves her carbs and deserts.

I have been preaching a low carb diet to her for years but don't seem to be getting through to her... she also wants to lose some #'s so I was hoping if I could give her a cook book it might help push her in that direction

[Don Ro]

The whiter the bread, the sooner you're dead.

[Tobra]

My wife got one that Gourmet magazine put out, was not too bad. We had it at the office, would copy the recipe for them if they asked. The binding started falling apart from people tearing pages out.

[azasadny]

Cookbooks are so last century! Use Google and find zillions of online recipes, that's what we do. They're free, too...

[hardflex]

Recently started up medication for type 2. I am averaging about 150 glucose level before breakfast. Nutritionist is saying I need to get that to 100. Is that even possible? If so, what would your suggestions be?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by hardflex

Recently started up medication for type 2. I am averaging about 150 glucose level before breakfast. Nutritionist is saying I need to get that to 100. Is that even possible? If so, what would your suggestions be?

I will leave this one up to the docs... but I have been on meds for probably 10 years... IMHO (uneducated) 150 is a good number... 100 is borderline low... I suggest your get a second opinion.

[Ronbo]

Originally Posted by hardflex

Recently started up medication for type 2. I am averaging about 150 glucose level before breakfast. Nutritionist is saying I need to get that to 100. Is that even possible? If so, what would your suggestions be?

If your diet is appropriate and you're excersizing sufficiently, you may need to increase your medication dosage or change the medication itself. I was having problems with my fasting glucose levels as well as an increasingly higher A1c, so my doctor put me on Lantus (long acting insulin). That cured it. Either way, discuss with your doctor at your next visit. Also, 150 fasting glucose level isn't horrible.

[hardflex]

I could up my exercise some but it's good to know 150 is not that high. She wanted 100 in the am and up to 160 or so after meals. I havent had the A1C test yet.

Somebody mentioned portion control, I think that's my biggest mistake. I tend to eat in too large quantities when I do eat. I'm working on that now trying to stop still feeling a bit hungry. I think my original high reading was high because of binging on lasagna the night before.