Diabetic-Diet Books

I have been so busy reading. Sorry I didn't rate sooner.

This is an older book that in no way represents the new diets for diabetics. Using the old ADA diet is not a way for most diabetics to prevent high blood sugars or other problems that can happen down the line. The new diets for diabetics using low-carb diets is very important. American people did not get fat eating low carb but did do so eating a diet much like the ADA high carb diets. Even the ADA is in process of preparing a new diet guidline based upon low carb diets and not an exchange program.

This is really a great book. The meals are easy to fix and delicious. This book is my Bible. I can look at the recipe quickly and decide if it is within my carb count. I would recommend this book to anyone with diabetes.

We'd bought this book when it originally came out and it became so worn and well-loved that I just purchased the new version. It is just as fantastic as the original! The recipes are simple (but not boring) and very flavorful. The whole family enjoys them!

This book offers quick, easy and delicious recipes for diabetics and nondiabetics. I use it often for home, as well as for dishes taken to outings.

This book has some excellent recipes that will help anyone who is working toward improving their health.

This book is awesome! Meal plans included and he recipes look so simple! I'm excited to try some of them. The book arrived right on time!

Prevention magazine is known for great articles on health and healthy living. THis cookbook of diabetic, high fiber, and weightloss recipes is just more of their same high caliber writing. Recipes are tasty and healthy.

I purchased this Diabetes cookbook because first I am a Type 2 Diabetic, secondly I wanted to try and find a cookbook that actually had ideas for breakfast that were healthy,satisfying and most important tasted good.
the recipies in this book along with a sensible diet plan helps me meet my
goals and helps me keep my numbers in a good range. All the recipies are easy to make and taste good too. It would be nice if someone would just
write a breakfast cookbook for diabetics or those who have to watch their
carb intake.

Got for my father in law (type 2 insulin dependent) and my father (type 2 non insulin dependent). Great ideas, everything generally takes about 45 minutesi ncluding prep and cooking, but I suppose all cooking does! We enjoyed teh 2 different phases... offers good meal plans, would definitely recommend to a diabetic who is interested in cooking and helping their diet.

this book is just about the best thing to have by your side when you are first diagnosed with diabetes. it gives you answers to questions that you never even thought to ask. i have purchased at least 10 of these over the years to give to families of newly diagnosed people that i care for.

this is a well written book for old and new diabetics and is written in terms laymen can understand to learn how to live with diabetes

The Pie in the sky is very helpfull for cooking/baking at high altitudes. I have used the information on a couple items and so far they have been successfull. Recomend for high altitude cooks etc.

I knew nothing about diabetes until I read this wonderful book. Now I know how to research diabetes and choose useful medical products.

This book has a wealth of useful information and would be equally useful for people that have had the condition for a period of years or have only just been diagnosed.

The book manages to combine a useful introduction to diabetes (including a lot of information that I personally only discovered the hard way) with more advanced material that would appeal to an individual that wanted to improve their overall diabetic control.

There are some drawbacks: the breadth of the audience addressed by the authors means that some of the early chapters seem overly simplistic; and the book is very much geared to the US ("cups" for dry measure and ounces for wet measure, what are you people thinking?). However the comparative dearth of diabetes literature aimed at the patient and the overall quality of the work means that this is one of the best buys on the market.

I bought this cookbook recently to give to someone just diagnosed with diabetes and spent a good deal of time reading the recipes, myself. It is a good cookbook for anyone who is interested in eating healthy. I copied some of the recipes for my own use. I particularly liked some of the chicken recipes as well as the recipe for black bean soup. Each page of the book is divided into thirds so that you can mix and match different foods as you plan your meals. When you get past that initial barrier of figuring out what is going on with the book, you will like this cookbook tremendously. There is a wealth of information here to make us all healthier eaters.

This book showed us how to plan our meals without getting stuck in a rut.

ADA- You should be ashamed of yourselves. Some of these recipes have over 80 carbs for one serving! This book concentrates on calories more then carbs. Diabetics should count carbs-not calories. Calories do not raise blood sugar- carbs do.

This is a great book for meals we all used to like and thought we could no longer have.

I purchased this book for my mother-in law because my father in law was just diagnosed with Diabetes. She was having trouble coming up with cooking ideas that were both healthy and tasty! This book really helped her out alot!

I bought this book because of the quick and understandable answers it gives to many of the questions I have about my diet. Even though I see a dietitian at my doctor's visits, I sometimes have questions after I get home. I especially liked the section of questions on weight control and fat. This is a great book to have at home!

Found this book to be very basic. This book would only serve someone who had not read and did not know anything about diabetes. It would be good for a teen. Did not feel it was worth the money I paid.

As a pharmacist, I stress the importance of diet and exercise to my diabetic patients during counseling of their medications...this book helps the diabetic patient achieve their caloric goals easier and tastier! Great book! I highly recommend!

I was just recently diagnosed with diabetes a month ago. One of the first things I did was head to the bookstore and library. This was the first book I purchased. It simply explains EVERYTHING I needed to know about the nutritional needs and concerns of a diabetic. It helped to make what I thought a complicated and scary situation a lot easier to understand. THANK YOU!

I have since purchased the "The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide" as well. I carry this book with me wherever I go.

From types of fiber which may help blood sugar levels to both new drugs and natural treatments for diabetes,101 Nutrition Tips For People With Diabetes provides question-and-answer format tips for everything from weight control and sugars to fat replacers and exercise. The slim appearance and easy format will appeal to those who need quick bits of information.

We have been using this book for the last few months and have made some very good recipes and some not as fantastic. I began cooking for my mom who has diabetes since last summer but now that her health has improved she has been doing some of the cooking. What we DO like about this book are the simple, easy recipes. Most just have a few ingredients. It is a vegetarian (vegan) diet cookbook which she has been following for the most part. What I DON'T like is that most of the main dishes and desserts call for tofu which I recently discovered I am allergic to. We DO enjoy the dips and sauces, like the Spinach-Artichoke dip (my mom's favorite) and Pimento Cheese Sauce (which is vegan). All in all we have gleaned a few good recipes from this book but not as many as we had hoped.

I have tried many of the recipes in this book, and they are fantastic. They are not only delicous, but make a beautiful presentation when served. Since adopting this dietary concept, I have changed my health status from pre-diabetic back to normal. I heartily recommend this way of eating.

A cookbook with quick-and-easy vegetarian meals that really satisfy and keep me healthy!
Spectacular, delicious recipes with easy to follow instructions. So well-written, it's as if it was made just for me.

Also try
The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle: Lifestyle Center of America's Complete Program to Stop Diabetes, Restore Health,and Build Natural Vitality

This is the best vegan cook book I have seen. The list of cooking terms, equipment and ingredients is so helpful. All the information about calories, carbs, etc is right there for each recipe. The recipes produce such tasty foods for vegans and vegan wantabes.

At first I couldn't imagine following the Vegan lifestyle but this book offers healthy, sugar free and healthy recipes.

I bought the first edition of this book in the early eighties to use the recipe exchanges along with "Eat and Stay Slim" by Better Homes and Gardens. I still use it to this day and whenever I serve meatloaf or chicken a la king from it I get compliments and folks want the recipes! Many of the recipes are easy to make and the kids love them.

I tried recipes from this book and they are awefull. Funky combinations that do not work. Some of the recipes are very basic and may appeal to people who do not like exotic or fancy food. For better recipes and recipes that offer more variety, flavor and flair, I like the American Diabetes Association Diabets Cookbook and Joslin's Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook.

I was just diagnosed with type II Diabetes. My first stop was Amazon.com and I am so glad I came here. This book has shown me that there is culinary pleasure AFTER diabetes. THANK YOU!

When I was pregnant with my first child, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The dietician gave me strict instructions about what to eat -- something like two starches and three proteins and one fat for breakfast and on through the day in a similar vein - with little help as to how to translate that code into real-life eating.

This is where The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic came in. This book provided me with straightforward, easy-to-follow advice not only about food exchanges, but also exercise (important for pregnant women) and eating out (very helpful for the working mom).

And the recipes! I found I could still eat pancakes (Leningrad Special Buckwheat Pancakes) and pizza (sausage mini pizzas) and pasta (pasta with tomatoes and chicken) and, of course, dessert (raspberry mousse). My non-diabetic husband did not feel the least bit diet-deprived. In fact, even though my gestational diabetes has now disappeared, we still refer to Cooking for the Diabetic for some favorite dishes.

This book provides such a wealth of information to anyone who is new to the world of a diabetic. It answered so many questions that I had and didn't know where to go for the answers.

With all the new products on the market, this updated version takes the pain out of grocery shopping in the supermarket skills section.

I bought three copies....One for my mom, one for a friend and one for myself and we all agree...Bon Appetit!

This book doesn't beat around the bush. It gets straight to the point and tells you what you need to know to begin controlling your diabetes through diet and exercise. It lays out the diets and what to eat. I've never seen it explained so easily.

There is no mention of how to calculate insulin dosage based on number of carbohydrates in a meal. And that is the whole reason I had bought the book. Sure it tells you how to count carbs, but it doesn't say what you can do with that knowledge.

This book was given to me by a friend and I just have to say that I love it! Never have I seen the explanations for what to do, to get my diabetes under control, made clearer. They have the meal plans, carb counting made so easy, and I could adapt it to my everyday living. Grocery shopping was a breeze. I had the plan in my head and I didn't have to buy special foods! If I had known about how to do this a long time ago, I would have been a lot healthier.

Finally! Someone has told us how to manage our diabetes without going crazy. This unassuming book packs a dynamite amount of information. I finally understand what to do and how to do it while making meals for my family that I can eat too. No complicated formulas or shopping lists. My blood sugar is under control now and it didn't take but a few days following their plan. It's like having my own personal diabetes educator. Thank you authors!

I have now bought 3 copies of this marvelous book for friends. Whether you are diabetic or hypoglycemic, this is the answer. Easy explanations; easy charts; easily available foods and preparation. If your blood sugar has been out of control, with this book to guide you, it will never be again.

After over 3 and a half years of following a low-carb WOE (way of eating), one thing I have noticed is that low carb cookbooks, on the whole, suck, especially if you're doing Atkins. Recipes regularly contain hard-to-find ingredients (sometimes you have to order them off the Internet), ingredients that are NOT good for a low-carb lifestyle (especially in Induction/the first phase) such as grains, honey, molasses, or specific brand-name low-carb products that 1) are infamous for stalling weight loss in LC dieters and 2) may not even be produced anymore due to the crash of the low-carb craze (it's the companies' own faults if you ask me, but I digress).

Now,about this book...it's awesome. The recipes are simple, with REAL FOOD ingredients that you can find at your local grocery store, there is no dessert section (on Induction/Phase 1, you're better off without sweets), and the author really seems to understand the concept of low-carb as it should be done. Veggies (sooooooo important even on Atkins, contrary to popular legend!) are featured prominently.
The book does seem to have an Atkins slant and some of the recipes as-is are probably not suitable for South Beachers in the later phases, although I don't see why the recipes couldn't be adapted...there are a TON of grilled meat recipes in the book. Sub out low-fat or nonfat cheese and dairy where you see it, and use olive oil or smart balance or something instead of butter (actually many of the recipes call for olive oil), add a side of wholegrain something or the other, and there's South Beach's later phases.

I actually already owned this book but I really like the recipes in it. They are easy and can be used by a single person for multiple meals without it being too many left overs. My friend recently started low-carbing and I bought this one for her. She and her hubby really like it, he is really the cook in that household. If I ever get out of Phase I, I plan on buying Phase II.

I found this book to be very helpful for my husbands diet. He is watching calories, fat and carbs. The breakdown for each recipe was very helpful and the recipes are very appetizing. I would recommend this book even if you are not watching your weight.

I'm new to the Low Carb lifestyle and this book really helped me with creative EASY recipes that fit into any budget and helps keep you on track.

I bought this book thinking I could use it since I am on the South Beach diet but it seems as if it only works if you are on Atkins. It has high fat foods with low carbs. SO basically I wouldn't recommend this if your on South Beach

I am not diabetic but was looking for a cook book that had recipes that were low on the glycemic index. This is an awesome book for beginning vegetarians (like me) who want healthy recipes without a lot of ingredients. I also like this book because it has recipes for a lot of foods I want to keep eating like french toast. I highly recommend this book. It is also a great way to eat if you want to lose weight. In the first two weeks of eating whole vegetarian foods I lost 5 lbs and my partner lost 8 lbs.

Controlling diabetes goes beyond reducing sugar intake: it also involves staying healthy by reducing fat and increasing exercise. Whole Foods Diabetic Cookbook promotes a vegetarian diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans and is especially valuable for its tips on how to juggle diabetic needs with vegetarian perspectives. Recipes are simple and easy to follow.

Enhanced with information on diabetes and nutrition by Patricia Berton, The Whole Foods Diabetic Cookbook by Patricia Stevenson and Michael Cook offers an imaginative and diabetically sound approach to using whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruit in a culinary wealthy of meat-free recipes, each designed to help control diabetes naturally. The reader is provided with an informative overview of diabetes and how to control diabetes through diet and exercise, along with an invaluable section on meeting the nutrient needs of the diabetic including fiber in the diet, counting calories, carbs, protein and fat, as the vegetarian diet with respect to minerals and vitamins. Of special interest is the information provided on exchange lists for meal planning, as well as cooking and shopping tips. The delicious, palate pleasing, appetite satisfying recipes range from Strawberry Muffins; Tofu Potato Salad; and Vegetable Fried Rice; to Falafel; Broccoli-Mushroom Casserole; and Apple-Oat Drop Cookies. The Whole Foods Diabetic Cookbook is a strongly recommended addition to the cookbook collection for diabetics.

I am a practicing vegetarian, and purchased this book when my annual tests showed an alarming trend toward borderline pre-diabetes. Even vegetarians can develop unhealthy eating habits adn need to learn better!

I was disappointed in this cookbook, however. This is the kind of cookbook that was popular back in the 80's when American vegetarianism was all about brown rice, whole wheat flour, tofu and tempeh. These are fine and valuable components of a healthy veggie diet, but we've come a long way since in terms of aesthetics and variety.

For example, is it really necessary to make french toast with tofu instead of milk and eggs? Or to add crumbled tofu to potato salad? I have a real problem with those who take a perfectly fine, nutritious and proven food item and make gratuitious additions of tofu and tempeh, just because. And I was very surprised to note that this cookbook does not cover the proper techniques for preparing tofu for cooking, because a truly well-prepared tofu dish can be quite delicious and possess interesting texture.

The techiques and concepts in this book are just too dated and limited to appeal to today's informed cook, vegetarian or otherwise. If you are looking to add vegetarian meals to your diet or to better understand your vegetarian diabetic nutrition, you can do better than this book. I recommend the American Diabetic Association Month of Meals 'Vegetarian Pleasures' for a more up to date, equally nutritional approach.

I turn to this cookbook regularly. Whether I'm cooking for myself, for company, or for a potluck dinner, I can always find something good *and* easy in its pages. The Far East Fried Rice recipe is now my standard (and much-complimented) potluck dish, and several others, including the Easy Lentil Stew, are regulars in my kitchen. Although I was a meat eater and therefore not used to vegetarian cooking when I bought this book, I never found the recipes to call for ingredients I couldn't find at my regular grocery store, or thought that the end products were anything less than delicious. This is more than just a cookbook -- the helpful discussion of nutrition and diabetes at the beginning of the book makes it a good reference, too -- but the recipes are really what makes it special. The cooking directions are brief but thorough and easy to follow. Also, because I am now a vegan, I greatly appreciate the simple and tasty recipes for making alternatives to standard cheese dishes. Whether you are a vegetarian/vegan or not, whether you need to follow a diabetic diet or not, I recommend this cookbook highly.