Diabetes Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide

Manufacturer: Wiley

The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes""Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care. This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It's a guide you can use every day-a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully.""-Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Executive DirectorInternational Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, MinnesotaFrom the American Dietetic Association comes this authoritative guide to choosing foods to control your blood sugar and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. It provides the must-know basics of daily diabetes care-from designing a food plan and preventing low blood glucose levels to losing weight and carbohydrate counting-so you can personalize diabetes and food decisions to fit your needs. You'll see how to manage blood fat levels and blood pressure-an important part of diabetes care-and gain invaluable insight into making healthy food choices and planning tasty meals. You'll also find tips on reducing sugar and fat in foods; quick and easy meal ideas; and a special section on prevention of type 2 diabetes.* Detailed menu plans for daily caloric levels of 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 calories* Includes fast-food restaurant and ethnic food guides* Ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic index foods

Manufacturer: Wiley

Self-manage digestive disorders through dietary choicesSuffering from a gastrointestinal disorder-whether it's irritable bowel syndrome, gas, constipation, heartburn, or another condition-can be embarrassing and debilitating. While medical treatments and prescriptions can offer relief, one of the most important ways you can help yourself is to choose the right foods to eat.Backed by the American Dietetic Association, this user-friendly guide shows you how to analyze your eating habits so that you can map out a dietary plan to manage and reduce the uncomfortable symptoms of digestive disorders. You'll find practical recommendations for implementing changes in your lifestyle and advice on steering clear of common dietary mistakes. Your meals will be pleasurable and nourishing experiences-not painful ones-when you discover how to make the best and most comfortable food choices so you can embark on the road to digestive health.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

This book is it — the result of Mr. Food's chance meeting with Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, and his desire to respond to fan requests for creative, tasty, and quick recipes for people with diabetes. With more than 150 no-nonsense recipes, plus helpful hints for keeping you on track, this book is a must-have. After all, a healthy lifestyle is vital to everyone. [This is the Spanish translation of Mr. Food's Quick & Easy Diabetic Cooking, 2nd ed.]

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

For a child living with diabetes there are a wide range of issues beyond nutrition and medication. There are also significant emotional, psychological, and social factors. In the second edition of this popular book, noted pediatric psychologist Tim Wysocki, PhD explores these critical issues and gives parents ways to better address them. In addition, he provides more information about children living with type 2 diabetes and helpful new information about the needs of children using an insulin pump.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

All of the world's best advice for excellent diabetes care has been rolled into one giant volume of tips from the American Diabetes Association. Written in a straightforward question-and-answer format, this is your guide to managing your diabetes and all of its complications.

Manufacturer: ABA,2009

The Ultimate Diabetes Meal Planner A Complete System for Eating Healthy with Diabetes by Higgins, Jaynie F., Groetzinger, David. Published by American Diabetes Association,2009, Binding: Paperback

Manufacturer: Good Books Brand: Good Books

          Managing a chronic disease like diabetes can be overwhelming, even frightening—especially if you're among the 1.5 million Americans who are newly diagnosed each year. Now there's sound, steadying advice written by the experts, so you can live well with diabetes, not just manage it. What to Expect When You Have Diabetes is a worthy companion amid the glut of questions. This go-to guide with a can-do approach makes understanding diabetes easier.           A Q&A format, organized by topic for quick reference, provides authoritative answers in straightforward language to a range of questions: Is diabetes a dangerous disease? Should I tell my boss and coworkers that I have diabetes? What should I do if I forget to take my diabetes pills? How do I reduce fat in a meal when I eat at a restaurant? This repository of information makes the perfect companion to a health-care team. This book will become a trusted reference for ongoing care.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

When it comes to a condition as serious as diabetes, the best way to solve problems is to prevent them from ever happening. Whether you're taking care of your own diabetes or caring for a spouse or child with diabetes, you need to know how to respond swiftly to life-threatening emergencies. Do you know what to do in case of an emergency? With Diabetes 911 in your hands, you'll have expert advice at your fingertips when you need it.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

An innovative cookbook for older people with diabetes As people get older, their dietary needs and physical abilities change. This book addresses issues such as decreased sense of taste, difficulty in meal preparation due to arthritis, the need for more fiber, and food-drug interactions with a straightforward problem/solution approach. Quick, easy-to-prepare recipes with five or fewer ingredients arranged in specific categories such as low-sodium dishes, foods with more fiber, and low-cholesterol meals are key in this innovative new book.