The Diabetic Cookbook and Meal Plan for the Newly Diagnosed: A 4-Week Introductory Guide to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

This book is great! Simple, easy to follow recipes that are perfect for those just starting their diabetes journey or those who have been journeying for a while. Great information and tips to make staying healthy easier. I would highly recommend this book.

Love this book, very well done. Great recipes, very simple and easy directions, lots of menu ideas. I am very pleased with my purchase.

This was a informative cookbook. It had a lot of useful and helpful information about type 2 diabetes. The language was easy to understand. It talked about diet, medication, exercise, and more. There are some nice recipes and a meal plan to follow. All to help you maintain and improve your health and build healthier eating habits.

I am afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes. Not so much a newly diagnosed, however. I have been working with medical staff and a nutritionist at the Veteran’s Administration. Despite the media headlines, at least in North Dakota, the people have been very good to work with and to perform the necessary tests and treatments. It also is noted that I am a Health & Safety employee (certified First Aid/CPR & AED Instructor). I also am a disabled veteran, having served during Vietnam. I have health issues in addition to diabetes that may be a result of occupational exposure to radiation (my lifetime dose is less then 10 REM and, possibly due to exposure to Agent Orange. Such information is offered so readers may understand that I may, or may not, have a better grasp on certain health issues addressed by this book. It is not offered to seek sympathy or to clutter my review of this book. Only to advise readers that I might have learned some points from my nutritionist and my doctors and nurses. I am going to state right at the start that the information this writer provides is spot-on in agreement with everything I have learned thus far. I am so appreciative of her east-to-read explanations and instructions for getting control of one’s A1C, etc. So appreciative I am including two excerpts and three screen shots. As I stated, most of this information I did know, but, simple-minded and stubborn as I sometimes can be, I needed the reinforcement provided. Also, the explanation of what constitutes pre-diabetes and non-diabetes was helpful and straightforward. But, the greatest value in this book comes from it easy-to-use meals. You’ll get a glimpse by looking over the screen shots wherein links to, for example, egg bites makes preparing such entrees easier than using a hardbound cookbook. The screenshots were taken using my iPhone, but it would be better to use an iPad for preparing these dishes. Aside from the above comments, I will let the two excerpts speak for themselves. Excerpt 1 ‘…number to know. Your A1c is the average of what your blood sugar level has been throughout the day for the past two to three months. It measures how much sugar is attached to your red blood cells. Knowing this number will give you the big picture of how well you are controlling your diabetes. HERE ARE THE RANGES: • Normal: Less than 5.7 percent • Borderline (also called prediabetes): 5.7 to 6.4 percent • Diabetes: 6.5 percent or greater Once someone has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the aim is to keep hemoglobin A1c below 7 percent. You always want to check with your doctor to see if he or she has specific and personal goals for you, but these are the general guidelines from the American Diabetes Association. HOW DO MY MEDICATIONS WORK? When should I take them? What should I do if I forget a dose? If you have been given any medications to help with your blood sugar levels, it’s important to understand the why and the how. Ask your doctor to explain why he or she is choosing the particular medication and how you should take it. Make sure it is a medication you are able to afford every day. The more you know about your medications, the better you will be able to take them and recognize how well they are working or report any unusual side effects. CAN I HAVE A BLOOD SUGAR MONITOR? Checking blood sugar levels at home is one of the best ways to immediately understand how food, exercise, sleep, and other lifestyle habits affect your blood sugar daily. Ask your doctor when you should check your blood sugar level and what your goal levels should be.’ Zanini RD CDE, Lori. Diabetic Cookbook and Meal Plan for the Newly Diagnosed: A 4-Week Introductory Guide to Manage Type 2 Diabetes (Kindle Locations 280-295). Rockridge Press. Kindle Edition. EXCERPT 2 You’ll notice that the plan includes a snack after every meal. As I point out in my diabetes management program, For the Love of Diabetes, snacks should be eaten about 2 to 3 hours after your main meals. If you are hungry less than 2 hours after a meal, you will likely need to evaluate whether you are eating balanced, satisfying meals. If it has been between 2 and 3 hours since your last meal, focus on snacks that are low in carbs: nonstarchy veggies, proteins, and healthy fats. If it has been more than 3 to 4 hours since your last meal, include at least 1 serving of carbs (15 grams of carbs) in addition to a veggie, protein, and/or healthy fat. Having a snack after dinner can be helpful if eaten at least an hour or more before you go to sleep. Since it is recommended to avoid going more than 10 hours without eating, a bedtime snack containing 15 to 20 grams of carbs, combined with a protein, prevents the liver from releasing stored glucose in the bloodstream and assists in the management of fasting blood sugars the next morning. Zanini RD CDE, Lori. Diabetic Cookbook and Meal Plan for the Newly Diagnosed: A 4-Week Introductory Guide to Manage Type 2 Diabetes (Kindle Locations 867-874). Rockridge Press. Kindle Edition. BOTTOM LINE A solid five stars for this book. Did this review answer most of your questions and concerns? I encourage you to leave a comment below to help me provide reviews that work for you. Further, I am writing a book for aspiring reviewers and for product suppliers seeking reviews in an effort to help improve the process and to understand the value of Amazon’s Customer Review process. Together, you and I can build something great. Will you join me? One request: Be respectful and courteous in your comments and emails to me. I will do likewise with you. Thank you.

Since I am trying to fight Diabetes with the way I eat, I purchased this book on sale but found it too stuffy to read. In looking through the recipes most use ingredients that I do not have access to or can afford and many of the recipes have too many ingredients. When you are changing the way you eat it helps to keep things simple for easier follow through. And I don't feel this book does. For someone that loves spending lots of time in the kitchen and enjoys unique meals then this book is for you!

Everything looks great and it is informative. Only thing is there are things that you will only be able to make if your ok with shellfish.

Excellent book, very well done, easy to read with helpful info. Recipes are complete with serving sizes and nutritional facts for each recipe. Highly recommend.

If you are learning to cook for a diabetic this is THE book to have. I am a retired chef and these recipes are all delicious! The author doesn't just make the recipes healthy but so tasty even non-diabetics in the family will love them. They also work - our numbers were within acceptable range in just 4 weeks and our doctors asked what we were doing to get them down so fast and said keep doing it. I have recommended this book to everyone I know, not just the diabetic friends. Those that bought it said the same thing: they couldn't believe this was healthy cooking it was so good!

I bought this for my sister-in-law when she was first diagnosed as pre-diabetic and was feeling very overwhelmed. This cookbook gave her many easy recipes that and helped her realize that she can still enjoy eating good food.

Great

I thought this was going to be brilliant but there are far too many ingredients that are not available here as this is obviously aimed at the American market so a bit of a waste of money in my view but I will adapt certain recipes so it’s not all bad.

I have just received my copy of "The Diabetic Cookbook and Meal Plan for the Newly Diagnosed" and I am immediately impressed by what I see. This book will be a great help to me in getting a grip on my diabetes. Looks great!

This books great for people who want to either cook something different or want help with what they can have that will help their condition