Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies

201 Pages·2014·2.05 MB·English

by  Smithson

Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies®
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Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition
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For Dummies
Table of Contents
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Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go From Here
Part I: Diabetes and Food: An Intimate Connection
Chapter 1: Having Your Diabetes and Eating, Too
Accepting Your Role in Diabetes Management
Losing glucose homeostasis
Taking your place in glucose metabolism
Understanding Your Brain
Seconding that emotion
Exposing impulsive eating
Deciding What to Eat
Forgetting “diabetic diet”
Considering carbohydrates
Keeping your heart healthy
Doing It Yourself
Chapter 2: Understanding Diabetes
Defining Diabetes Mellitus
Explaining the role of glucose
Simplifying insulin
Exploring Type 1 Diabetes and LADA
Losing the capacity to produce insulin
Puzzling over the causes of type 1
Analyzing Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes
Following the progression of type 2
Weighing the role of body mass
Considering ethnicity, genetics, and age
Developing diabetes during pregnancy
Summing Up the Potential Complications of Diabetes
Chapter 3: Managing Diabetes and Blood Glucose
Getting Glucose In and Out of Your Blood
Finding an escort — insulin
Storing glucose for later
Losing the Glucose Balance
Measuring Blood Glucose
Testing blood glucose at home
Getting the averages
Following Doctor’s Orders
Choosing a “which” doctor
Minding your medications
Explaining insulin therapy
Seeing a Registered Dietitian
Losing body weight
Reducing risk for heart disease
Getting to know carbohydrates
Starting Your New Management Job
Chapter 4: Doing More to Manage Diabetes
Adopting a Healthy Diabetes Lifestyle
Getting physical activity
Extinguishing the smokes
Shedding stress
Prioritizing Your Health
Making the commitment
Learning new tricks
Valuing prevention
Part II: Nutrition with Purpose
Chapter 5: Explaining Nutrition Requirements for Diabetes
Targeting Blood Glucose Control
Matching medication and food
Keeping A1C in range
Losing to Win — Weight Loss
Monitoring Cardiovascular Risks
Normalizing high blood pressure
Lowering LDL cholesterol
Considering Some Special Circumstances
Children
Elderly
Athletes
Celiac and gluten sensitivity
Gastroparesis
Kidney failure
Chapter 6: Meeting the Macronutrients — Protein, Fat, and
Carbohydrates
Building with Protein for Diabetes Management
Recycling amino acids from food
Finding animal sources of protein
Harvesting plant sources of protein
Leaning toward lean — a diabetes priority
Figuring Out Fats for Heart Health
Going beyond insulation
Highlighting unsaturated fat
Watching out for saturated fat and cholesterol
Energizing with Carbohydrates — The Foundation of a Diabetes Diet
Sugar and diabetes — sweet or sour?
Making a chain — complex carbohydrates
Fantastic fiber
Chapter 7: Reading the Fine Print: Micronutrients
Introducing Versatile Vitamins
Give me a “B” (vitamin or two)
A sunny day with vitamin D
Finding Marvelous Minerals
Calcium — more than strong bones
Chromium — from the Emerald City
Magnesium matters
Potassium — too much, or too little
Sodium — a little goes a long way
Insulin and zinc — two peas in a pancreas
Analyzing Some Antioxidants and Herbal Remedies
Alpha lipoic acid and neuropathy
Fenugreek for better blood glucose control
Cinnamon, minus the bun
Garlic — just a breath enhancer?
Considering Phytonutrients
Colorful carotenoids
Chocolate covered flavonoids
Resveratrol — fruit of the vine
Sorting Out Supplements
Chapter 8: Revisiting Carbohydrates
Deciphering Carbs
Finding carbohydrates
Deciding to “carb” or not to “carb”
Evaluating glycemic index/glycemic load
Counting Carbs
Counting to 15 grams
Comparing carb choices
Insulin bolus dosing
Putting Carbs on Your Plate