The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes: The Definitive Guide to Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes Using the Glycemic Index

I'm newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I bought this and another book after checking the web for diet guidlines and mostly finding "eat healthy" or "buy my pills." The most helpful parts of this book for me are Diet - Remember serving size. A high glycemic index isn't bad if the serving size is small. This is the difference between glycemic load (what a serving will do to your blood glucose) and glycemic index (what a 'standard ammount' would do). And a little sugar is o.k. (I eat 1-2 Dove dark chocolate pieces after dinner.) Exercise - Maximum improvement using insulin to process blood glucose with minimum perceived effort comes from walking 40 minutes every other day. It's been 6 weeks since I started taking meds and about a month since I started following the exercise and diet suggestions. All my blood glucose readings for the last two weeks have been under 125.

Being newly diagnosed as Type 2 Diabetic, this was the most helpful reference I found. I highly recommend it to all. It is also great if you are trying to lose weight using the Adkins or South Beach diet but having problems. This solves them all!

There are too many sources on diabetes that accept the American diet as a given, and just try to get you to tweak it at the edges. Too many organizations like the ADA, that want members dues, sell their products to make money, and take funds from the food industry that is busy destroying Americans' health. Too many "experts" who won't go the extra mile to change our eating habits. These Aussies who wrote this book are for real. Sure, they accept that diabetics, like all of use, eat some stuff that is not great. But they go the extra mile, and make sure that vegetarian and vegan eating are part of the discussion. It's not just about portions; it's about the right stuff, in proportion. And they make the science of their wisdom very accessible. It is a must-read for diabetics, and a must-read for all Americans slowly being poisoned by a diet of mammoth hamburgers, greasy fries, and globs of ice cream.

"This is an excellent and easy to read comprehensive Guide that will help people suffering with any type of diabetes to take responsibility for and properly manage all aspects of their disease under the guidance of their health care team, by adapting a healthy diet and lifestyle with the right behavioral attitude, thereby attaining the best quality of life they can within the constraints of this potentially debilitating disease. Indeed, I believe that anyone who is diagnosed as even being at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes should conscientiously study this Book."

Using the glycemic index for making choices about what to eat has been a tremendous help. This way of eating is not difficult and made a huge difference in my health. I recommend it to everyone!