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Easy Cooking for Special Diets: How to Cook for Weight Loss/Blood Sugar Control, Food Allergy, Heart Healthy, Diabetic and Just Healthy Diets – Even if You ve Never Cooked Before. This book contains everything you need to know to stay on your diet plus 265 recipes complete with nutritional analyses and diabetic exchanges. It also includes basics such as how to grocery shop, equip your kitchen, handle food safely, time management, information on nutrition, and sources of special foods.

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A great way to plan low-cost and low-calorie meals is to replace half of your typical meal with vegetables in order to cut down on both. Cut down on both cost and calories with tips from a certified diabetic educator in this free video on nutrition.

Expert: Nancy Dell
Contact: Nancy Dell
Bio: Nancy Dell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE is best known for her Food for Thought and Viewer Mail nutrition news segments that can be seen on NBCs WWLP news and on WWLP.com.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

i just found out im type 2. my first appointment with the specialist didnt go so well. this lady was super over weight and wanted to talk about everything other then my diabeties. she asked me questions about my life style and eating and actually encouraged a plan not eating lunch as i did before. umm im definately finding another doctor lol.

i dont understand the carb exchanges. i kinda feel stupid asking this. she asked me to test my blood 4 times a day and gave me the targeted ranges. amost everytime i test now im falling in the 80′s range. i still feel tired and slugish and not right. but im almost scared to eat cause i dont know what to eat. im most active at work in the morings and when i look at labels for breakfast items in soo confused. is this typical for someone new to diabeties? can anyone help me understand what to eat? what are carb friendly items i can carry on me for snacks and such?

Go to a book store or Walmart and get The South Beach Diet. My nutritionist recommended it to me. It will teach you about good and bad carbs, how fiber helps slow sugar absorption, it has a list of what you can and can’t eat. Also has recipes. It’s a good book, and easy to follow and very healthy. I got mine at Walmart for $12.00 (paperback) If you get the book and follow it, start with Phase 2 and skip over Phase 1. There are no exchange system with this book. I love it

Pls teach me the above for diabetic food intake & control. What’s meal serving? Meal portion? (And if there is such a thing, meal size?) I aim for 2,200 kcal balanced diet, proper glycaemic load and good DMBS levels. Thanks to all & Yahoo Health. Yum Seng!

This is a job for your endocrinologist and your dietitian.
There is no way we know anything about your nutritional needs.

Using the plate method when dining out for a diabetic diet in this free healthy living video.

Expert: Brenda Thompson
Contact: www.lifeskillsnutrition.com
Bio: Brenda L. Thompson is a licensed dietitian and professional chef. She had struggled with weight her entire life. After some extreme life experiences, she decided to change her life for the best.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah

Easy Cooking for Special Diets: How to Cook for Weight Loss/Blood Sugar Control, Food Allergy, Heart Healthy, Diabetic and Just Healthy Diets – Even if You ve Never Cooked Before. This book contains everything you need to know to stay on your diet plus 265 recipes complete with nutritional analyses and diabetic exchanges. It also includes basics such as how to grocery shop, equip your kitchen, handle food safely, time management, information on nutrition, and sources of special foods.

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I am taking steriods that are raising my blood sugar and I need to modify my diet to regulate, but don’t know how. Is there a reliable web site to help me set up a guide?

Oh, gee, I feel for you!! I too am taking the nasty steroids and they were doing a number on my glucose levels. I simply cut down on the grams of carbs I am eating. So I am back to a very highly restricted 20 grams of carb.

I eat absolutely no grain products, no starchy veggies and no sweets at all.

I am on insulins and oral as well. So this is no picnic.

Meats and salads and maybe an apple a week.

think of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and green beans as very very low carb fruits and you can do this.

Read Dr Bernsteins chapters 9 and 10. This is the link to chapter 9 and you can go from there. I hope it helps you too.

http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/book/chapter9.shtml

Here’s a link for a book you can order that might help. They have a fast food section.

http://www.amazon.com/Diabetics-Brand-Name-Exchange-Handbook/dp/0894715968

Also, here’s a website with info on fast food places and their calorie, fat, carb values for most of the things on their menus.
The download takes a minute or two.

http://www.bddiabetes.com/us/download/13a_fastfoodguide.pdf

Hope these will help.

How to use the exchange method for controlling blood sugars for a diabetic diet in this free healthy living video.

Expert: Brenda Thompson
Bio: Brenda Thompson is a registered dietician and professional chef with the Westlake Market H.E.B. in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah

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INGREDIENTS Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate (HSH), butter*, artificial flavor, color added, Sucralose (SPLENDA brand). * Adds a trivial amount of fat. NUTRITION FACTS Serving Size: 4 Pieces (16g) Servings Per Container: 7 ——————————————————————————– Amount Per Serving Calories: 45 ——————————————————————————– % Daily Value* Total Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 15g 5% Sugars 0g Sugar Alcohols 15g Protein 0g ——————————————————————————– Not a significant source of Calories from Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. NET CARBS: 0g. DIABETIC EXCHANGE: 1 serving = 1 fruit Excessive consumption may have a laxative effect in sensitive persons

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