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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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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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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.

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 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

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.

Sweet N Low Chocolate Cake Mix, Sugar-Free, Kosher 8 oz Have your dessert…and eat it too, even on a diabetic or restricted diet! Sweet’N Low brand offers delicious cake and frosting mixes — even Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix — that are sugar-free, no sugar added, cholesterol free and low in sodium and fat to make it enjoyable for you to maintain a safe, sensible diet program. Each 8 oz. box of cake mix yields one 8″ layer. Also available in full cases of 12 boxes. WeightWatchers FlexPoints – 3. Ingredients: Enriched Bleached Flour(Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sorbitol, Maltodextrin, Propylene Glycol, Mono and Di Esters of Fatty Acid, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Dried Egg Albumen, Cellulose Fiber, Nonfat Dry Milk, Mono and Diglycerides, Modified Corn Starch, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Guar Gum, Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Acesulfame Potassium. Serving Size 1/5 package, Calories 160, Fat CAl. 25, Total Fat 2.5g, Sat. Fat 1g, Sodium 30mg, Total Carbohydrate 36, Ditary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g, Sugar Alcohol 14g, Protein 3g, Calcium 2%, Iron 6%. Contains Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy. Calorie Comparison: This product 160 Regular Cake 250 NET CARBS: 21g. Diabetic Exchange: One serving of cake is approximately equal to two bread and fat exchange.

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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

Duration : 0:2:6

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The Diabetic Goodie Book The Diabetic Goodie Book demonstrates how a diet can be healthy without denying your sweet tooth. Whether you have diabetes or are just looking for a healthier lifestyle, this cookbook contains over 150 desserts and baked goods that are low in sugar, and use NO artificial sweeteners. The Diabetic Goodie Book lets you satisfy your hunger for sweets while helping to reduce your risk of high blood sugar and high blood cholesterol. These recipes comply with the new guidelines of the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetics Association for counting carbohydrates. This book helps you prepare healthier, low-calorie and carbohydrate-controlled desserts and treats for the whole family. The recipes are in large print and provide preparation time as well as full nutrition information and diabetic food exchanges. Sample Desserts include Fantastic Fudgey Brownies, Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler, and Scrumptious Peanut Butter Cookies. About the Author Author Kathy Kochan has been living with diabetes since the age of five. Today she manages her diabetes with an insulin pump. A cooking enthusiast, she lectures and teaches healthy cooking classes. Dessert is her favorite part of every meal, and indulges daily. She has spent a lifetime in the kitchen at her favorite pastime, challenging herself to bake healthy, yet tasty desserts that satisfy her sweet tooth and are quick and easy for anyone to make. Kathy is the mother of two adult sons, and she currently resides in New Jersey with her husband, Henry, of thirty years. The Diabetic Goodie Book Features: Over 150 dessert recipes! Recipes written in Large Print Full nutrition information as well as diabetic food exchanges are listed with every recipe The Diabetic Goodie Book Specifications: ISBN-10: 0962047171 ISBN-13: 978-0962047176 Pages: 288 pages Publisher: Appletree Press (MN) (October 1, 1996) Product Dimensions: 9.9\” H x 6.9\” W x 0.7\” D Editorial

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