Complete Guide to Carb Counting - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580400469 ISBN 13: 9781580400466

Publisher: American Diabetes Association, 2001

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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!

About the Author:

Hope S. Warshaw, M.M.Sc., R.D., C.D.E., is the author of several books for the ADA, including Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy and The ADA Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating.

Karmen Kulkarni, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., is an educator and diabetes clinician at the Diabetes Treatment Centers of America in Salt Lake City. She is the author of numerous articles for Diabetes Forecast, Diabetes Self-Management, and The Diabetes Educator.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1580400469
• ISBN 13: 9781580400466
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1