Low-Blood-Sugar Books

I feel very fortunate that I read Miryam Williamson's Blood Sugar Blues first on my search for insulin resistance. She was able to put together pieces of the health puzzle that even my doctor did not see. She is able to clearly convey a lot of complex metabolic issues so that everything starts to make sense. One of the best chapters is the one on choosing a low carbohydrate eating plan, in which she reviews five different plans, pros and cons. This saved me a lot of time and experimentation and was therefore successful from the start.

Miryam Williamson's book is well researched, well written and couldn't have come at a better time in my life. I've been suffering for years with unexplained body pain, headaches, blood sugar crashes, IBS ... the list goes on ad infinitum. Not until I read Blood Sugar Blues (in late February 2004) did I finally find answers to the mysteries of my health issues and can discuss this information with my health care professionals. Her comprehensive book details symptoms of insulin resistance (which I had never heard of) and clearly differentiates between Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I'm now adhering to a well-balanced, low carb diet and am feeling so much better. Shortly after changing my diet and living a far less driven life, I lost 14 pounds, am sleeping far better and the fatigue and body pain are barely noticeable. I'm convinced that I'm on the right track and will continue to improve.

This book is for both low carb newcomers and veterans alike. It covers the basics for the new folks while keeping us veterans engaged with lots of new little "nuggets," peices to the puzzle of why this way of eating improves health in so many ways. For me, reading books like this keep me motivated and on track. I probably have 30 low carb books, and this is one of my very favorites.

I'm 44 and I've been low carbing for 21 months.I have lost 80 lbs. through diet and exercise, and have reversed all of the following conditions: acne, leathery skin, overgrowth of moles, high blood pressure, painful legs and feet, anxiety, brain fog, PCOS, IBS, asthma, allergy to pollens and nuts, and heart palpitations. I feel like twenty years have been erased.

Miryam E. Williamson is a very intelligent and caring author as you will discover if you read her book. She is commited to this way of eating because it saved her as it as saved so many of us. Add this book to your library and enjoy.

Gave this to my neighbor and she has followed it with great results.

Miryam Williamson's "Blood Sugar Blues" is an excellent book for people who find themselves suffering from a multitude of health problems that are often difficult for mainstream doctors to diagnose.

Although insulin resistance is often the culprit, it is frequently overlooked by traditionally trained internists who, when all common blood and other testing comes back normal, don't understand the condition enough to explore it as the possible answer to their patients' complaints.

Williamson does an excellent job spelling out symptoms caused by insulin resistance-- which makes it easy for the reader to discern if this, in fact, is his or her problem. Her writing shows she has researched this condition thoroughly and understands how it can lead to severe illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and cancer-- and she writes in such a way that her research is easy for the lay person to understand. While the book does provide a good bit of scientific information about disease processes, she has written a book that is highly accessible to most anyone who reads it.

She also clearly presents strategies for altering one's diet and lifestyle to reduce damage caused by systemic dysfunction that leads to the body losing its ability to produce, process, and use insulin the way it is supposed to. She offers concise advice for helping restore the body to its healthier state and offers a comparison of 5 different popular diets in a way that helps the reader choose which one may be best for him/her.

Williamson obviously believes that, with proper information and guidance, many of us can make changes in our lives that will help us feel better and ward off serious disease, and she does an excellent job passing along that hopefulness to her readers.

Finally, she provides lists of 'safe' foods for people suffering from insulin resistance and a number of simple and tasty recipes that incorporate foods in combinations that help relieve symptoms of the disorder. "Blood Sugar Blues" is a well-written and easily understood primer for anyone dealing with insulin resistance and the ills it can cause.

Good book. I didn't know anything about hypoglycemia before I red the book. Lots of info and tips for the someone who has the disease. I didn't realize it was written in the 80's. Lots of the info seems relevant to our times.
Also, I could not help but think, could there be newer and more relevent information?

Reading Dr. Martin L. Budd's book on Hypoglycaemia was literally a life saving experience for me. (I was misdiagnosed with a seizure disorder instead of reactive hypoglycemia and a food allergy to aspartame and put on medications that were literally killing me!) Realizing I had hypolgycemia literally changed my life for the better as I was finally able to take control and regain my health!

This book is like having a most knowledgable and empathetic doctor sit down with you and explain everything you ever needed to know. Martin L. Budd describes more about how our blood sugar levels affect our bodies than any endocrynologist or other physician I've ever been too. This book not only gives symptoms, but helps you understand exactly what is happening within the body to cause them -- and how to treat or alleviate them!

Everything from headaches to depression to sensitivity of sight and sound to decision making to blood pressure and even more is affected by our glucose levels. Why? Simply put, because glucose is what feeds our brain cells and keeps us alive!

While easy to understand, Dr. Martin L. Budd's book also gives us technical and medical explanations of the condition as well as insight to why blood sugar disorders are both so common and so commonly overlooked or misdiagnosed.

I highly recommend reading this book. Even if you don't suspect you have hypoglycemia or diabetes, it is so informative that it is well worth the read. And for those who do have hypoglycemia, I've learned more about low blood sugar from this book than all the others I've read on the topic combined.

I thought this book was absoultly fantistic. Anyone suffering from the symptoms of Hypoglycemia should read this. It finally answered so many questions about why we feel the way we do. How can we know what is going on with our blood sugar. I wish I had been handed this book when I was diagnosed. If you are confused about what is happening to you when your blood sugar drops,this is the book for you!!!

This was only book about my condition, it has really made a big difference. I have really been feeling so much better. The biggest relief is to know it wasn't my imagination. There are so many sypmtoms and this is where I found out what they were. The doctors couldn't really help me alot. But this book answered all my questions. I would recommend it to anyone with this condition. Thanks to the author for helping me!

I was diagnosed as "borderline hypoglycemic" when I was 19 after have a rootbeer float at lunch. At the same time I was told that low blood sugar "usually" turns into a full blown case of diabetes and that there was no Known cure for it.

By following the basic guidelines given in this book, I learned how to control my blood sugar level, how to tell when it was getting to low, or was to high. Its all in what is eaten and how often. What you eat today, will effect how you are going to feel tomorrow. After awhile, it all became a habit.

I'm quite happy to say that almost 30 years later, I still watch the signs, symptoms, know when to eat what. And am still "borderline hypoglycemic".

For many years I could not find an answer to my problems I experienced. I only knew that it was connected with nutrition and the book was an absolute eye opener to me. Now I feel much better having taken notice of Fredericks' advice in this book.

I would appreciate to get in touch with the autor and ask for his e-mail address or normal address, because in the New Low Blood Sugar and You book we found a mistake in the charts ( which did not relate to the page where they are described).

Only 128 pages and This Book Saved my Life! I kept bugging my doctors to do something for years about all the symptoms I had of low blood sugar. Finally, 2 heart attacks later, I have an internist that has zeroed in on the problem. This book served as a guideline for me until I was diagnosed, and kept me level and relatively sane. LOL! It really explains the details of the disease and best of all, gives you a sound diet plan to follow. This is exactly what Dr. Atkins has been saying for many years about low blood sugar being the primary cause of overweight.

Dr. Steincrohn's parting note says it all, "whoever or whatever you are, please do not procrastinate. Ask your physician to arrange for a complete blood sugar study". And "Hopelesness feeds on one's lack of effort to help oneself. More than you realize, your life is in your own hands". I say, don't take no for an answer, get the help and information that you need. This book should be reprinted!

The advice in this book is very practical, and it has helped me to understand and take care of my problems. I found the section on why many people with this problem like to drink alchohol, and how emotional stress caused by being a "civilized man" can trigger problems especially useful. It forces you to think about what triggers your problems, your job, your spouse etc. The section on nutrition and exercise is also very practical. It is not the usual fluff found in other books.

My 24-year-old son developed triglyceride levels - over 750. He was not obese, but perhaps 15 pounds overweight.

His doctor immediately put him on Lopid and other meds. This resulted only in allergic responses and developing liver toxicity.

In desperation for a cure, I searched the web and decided to give this cookbook a try.

After 5 weeks or so of cooking according to its recipes - my son's triglycerides were 350 and good (HDL) cholesterol was within normal range.

His doctor swore that diet and exercise would be of no use! He was so arrogant and tried to dismiss me despite my 27 years as a nurse.

Book was in ideal condition - just like I went to the local bookstore to purchase it!

This is the best combined diet that successfully beats all these things: Candida, Celiac, Crohn's Disease, Irritable Bowel and Mal-absorption Syndrome

The author presents information you won't get at your endocrinologist's office, because most doctors don't have the time to read the latest research and often blindly follow the recommendations of the ADA. You'll learn what a truly normal blood sugar looks like, the development and course of diabetes, how to control or reverse the disease through changes in diet, etc., all based on recently published peer-reviewed studies which are cited in the book. A really helpful chapter is "Working with Doctors and Hospitals," which not only tells how to choose a good doctor, but what you have a right to expect from your doctor and what to do if he or she does not match up to the critera outlined by the author. In short the book is an invaluable source for getting your blood sugar under control and keeping it there.

As a diabetes "newbie" (just diagnosed a couple of weeks ago), I decided I'd better learn all I could while waiting for my appointment with the booked-weeks-in-advance endocrinologist. I ordered both "Blood Sugar 101" and Dr. Bernstein's book. Both are jam-packed with information, but Dr. Bernstein left me feeling a bit overwhelmed, and also scared of what would happen if I couldn't follow his program to the letter.

Jenny's book, on the other hand, made me feel like "I can do this". It is clearly written and provides a step-by-step program for getting one's blood sugar under control. Best of all, I can sit down and read it without suffering a panic attack. Highly recommended for the newly diagnosed, or anyone wanting to learn more about this disease.

Book is organized in a question and answer format which I find helpful. I liked it so well I bought a copy for my sister whose husband has type 2 diabetes as well.

The book is by a diabetic who has a website and includes more than the general information and answered some of my questions.

Doctors and diabetes educators don't have time for you so you really need to buy books.

Another book I liked is Sugar Coating Diabetes which critiques a lot of information out there and especially the pharmaceutical industry which does not pull bad drugs. I buy a lot of the suggestions that come up when I make a purchase on Amazon. I also recommend Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution which is much more comprehensive. I learned about that book on a diabetic web page.

I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and searching for information. This book is WONDERFUL. It gave me hope, and a reason to take good care of my body, as the horrible side effects (neuropathy, retinopathy, etc.) are NOT inevitable! The author does a great job of explaining research and every aspect of diabetes in a way that the average person can understand. This should be required reading for any person diagnosed with diabetes.

I didnt like the book very much and found it to be just a way for someone to make money. save your money dont buy this book. I bet the reviewers are her friends.

I was looking for a book with good tasting recipes, that contained ingredients that were readily available in my local market,and easy to prepare. I was looking for good nutrition, and ways to help get blood sugar under control. If I could also lose some weight, that was a plus. I was hoping to find all of these things, and meal plans. This book is it.
I found all the information at the beginning of the book very helpful. It helped me understand more about how my choices affect me. I try to make healthy choices in my eating, but a lot of the time, I just grab what's handy, especially if I'm in a hurry or stressed. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for good nutrition, good taste, and help with meals to improve their health.

This cookbook is loaded with delicious recipes that are not difficult to prepare. For everyone wrestling with a little sugar "addiction" this food will really help. It's loaded with great information. I highly recommend this cookbook.

I haven't had a chance to try recipes yet, but they sound good. I'm excited to try some. It gives great ideas. Nice cook book.

I am extremely happy with this cookbook. This is I think the third book I have bought for my family and friends. I have really lost weight with this book and I have not felt hungry. I love all the spices it uses and I don't miss the sugar and butter from my old way of cooking.

What I especially love about this cookbook, is you don't have to go search for unusual ingredients (like digging up buckwheat flour, or some other substitute). It works with commonly available ingredients in your grocery store.