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Complete Guide to Carb Counting

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Would you like to learn what foods will make your blood sugar rise and how high? How about what your blood sugar levels will be tomorrow and the next day? Wherever you are, whatever meal you eat, the answer is in the amount of carbohydrate you eat. Carb counting unlocks the secrets of blood sugar control and helps you avoid the dangers that can occur when your sugar is too high or too low.

The ADA Complete Guide to Carb Counting provides you with all the knowledge and the tools you need to put carb counting into practice. Whether you choose to do basic carb counting or move on to advanced, you'll learn why carb counting helps control blood sugar, the amount of carb to eat, how to count the carb in your meals, and how to count carbs using food labels, restaurant menus, and your eyes, too. It is THE meal planning system that really helps you tighten up your diabetes control, no matter how you manage your diabetes.

The ADA Complete Guide to Carb Counting includes:

  • Everything you need to know about carbs
  • Carb counts for everyday foods
  • Checklists to identify the skills you need to count carbs
  • Stories from people who are using carb counting
  • How to adjust insulin to the food you eat
  • More!

Synopsis:

Here are real tools and techniques for counting carbs correctly. New chapters cover how to build a personal carb count database, carb counting for insulin pump users, a whole week of meal plans, and much more.

Synopsis:

The ADA Complete Guide to Carb Counting is an A-Z guide to carbohydrate counting for people with diabetes. It addresses basic concepts as well as more advanced issues related to tight blood glucose control. Topics include portion control, food variation, the importance of protein in carbohydrate counting, the impact of fat on blood glucose, size and frequency of snacks, and exercise.
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About the Author

Hope S. Warshaw, M.MSc., R.D., C.D.E. has been a nationally recognized expert on healthy eating and diabetes for more than 20 years.

Karmeen Kulkarni, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. is a member of the diabetes team for the Diabetes Center at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781580400466
Author:
Warshaw, Hope S.
Author:
Kulkarni, Karmen
Author:
Warshaw, Hope S.
Publisher:
American Diabetes Association American Diabetes Association
Location:
Alexandria, Va.
Subject:
Food Content Guides
Subject:
Food
Subject:
Diets - General
Subject:
Diseases - Diabetes
Subject:
Diabetes
Copyright:
2005
Edition Number:
2
Series Volume:
00-6
Publication Date:
20040804
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
9.02x6.08x.49 in. .69 lbs.
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