Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program

by Sherri Shafer, R.D. and Sherri Shafer

Book Overview

Now You Can Keep Diabetes Under Control

It's simple: If you have type 2 diabetes, the only way to ward off serious symptoms is to keep your blood sugar within acceptable levels. So how can you do it? Through proper nutrition, the master key to controlling blood sugar. You need to understand which foods to eat, when to eat them, and in what amounts, and at the same time, establish regular exercise habits to optimize your health.

Inside is everthing you need to know about managing type 2 diabetes through proper nutrition. From how to handle the initial diagnosis to discussions on every major dietary component, you'll uncover the science behind treating diabetes the right way.

Inside, everything you need to know about nutrition and diabetes, including:
- How can exercise and weight management improve my blood sugar control?
- What can I do to lower my cholesterol and blood pressure?
- How can I lose weight and keep it off?
- Should I count carbohydrates?
- Can I eat sugar, and are artificial sweeteners safe?
- How much protein should I eat?
- Is it okay to consume alcohol?
- Do I need supplements?
- How can I read and understand food labels?
- What's the best way to treat low blood sugar?

"A timely and comprehensive roadmap to improving blood glucose control and reducing diabetes complications through simple modifications of diet and lifestyle."
--Susan Carter, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., Stanford University Hospital

"An excellent book! Sherri Shafer draws on her extensive personal experience in nutritional management to make the dietary approach a very practical one. She doesn't emphasize the complete alteration of diet, but instead, how diet can be modified within the framework of an individual's personal preferences."
--Raghu Mirmira, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Virginia Diabetes Center

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761532528
• ISBN13: 9780761532521
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for quick perusal and management

I met Sherri Shafer at UCSF, and this book is an extension of the great work that UCSF does for the diabetic community. It is light reading, but detailed enough to get you started if you've been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. The focus is on explaining how Diabetes affects your body, and gives you information about how nutrition and exercise are a huge factor in managing your blood sugar. There are helpful management tips, food information, and a "detailed enough" description of foods and the properties you're looking for to manage various aspects of your diet. It is an excellent reference to keep on the shelf as well, in order to refresh your memory when you start to slide in your management regimen. Having a resource like this helps a lot, since having Diabetes sucks, and it takes a lot of knowledge and support to keep on track. It is also a great book for friends and family of people with Type 2, to help them understand what you're going through and help you by supporting good health and good habits. Because it is a light read, you aren't asking too much to have them read it...

A great resource

This is a fantastic book. I highly recommend it for anyone who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and also for anyone living with someone with diabetes. What is most refreshing about the book is that it is really a practical guide for healthy living. It clearly explains the interactions of food and exercise and alcohol and overall lifestyle, and how these components work together to affect blood sugar. It also answers questions related to diabetes in specific populations--kids, pregnant women, and older people. With so much information out there promoting fad diets and supplements, it is great to have a resource like this to debunk the myths and give the straight story.

An Awesome Reference!

I would recommend this book to professionals as well as non-professionals living and/or working with diabetes. As a social worker working with families living with diabetes, I found this book extremely informational and it increased my knowledge and understanding of many aspects of diabetes in an easy-to-read and easy-to-follow format. I would recommend this book to anyone with diabetes or with a child with diabetes.

Diabetes 2 Complete Food Management Program

I don't have Diabetes but anyone would really benefit from reading this because weight control, blood pressure and heart health are about everyone's health!