By Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, BC-ADM

Paperback, 240 pages
Copyright©, 2004

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The Complete Guide to Carb Counting, now in it's 2nd edition, is the A-Z guide to carbohydrate counting for diabetes whether you want to learn basic or advanced carb counting. Carb Counting is a method of meal planning that has gained popularity due to its simplicity, ease of use and application of current diabetes nutrition research and management. This book is co-authored by Karmeen Kulkarni, a dietitian and diabetes educator who along with Hope Warshaw combine more than 50 years of experience working with people with diabetes.

The Complete Guide to Carb Counting begins with answers to questions—what’s carbohydrate?; why carb counting can help you control your blood glucose levels? Next you'll build your knowledge step by step from how to count carbs, how much carb you need to eat, how to use food labels and much more.

The Complete Guide to Carb Counting goes on to show you how to make decisions about how much medication (insulin) to take, based on the amount of carb you eat, it teaches you how to fine-tune your blood glucose levels by observing your blood glucose patterns. It also helps you understand how you can gain flexibility in your diabetes care with the benefits of using the newer insulins or an insulin pump.

 

Table of Contents

  1. Why Count Carbs?
  2. What’s Carb Counting?
  3. Are You Ready to Begin Basic Carb Counting?
  4. How Many Meals and Snacks to Eat?
  5. Begin Counting
  6. Protein, Fat and Alcohol Count, Too
  7. Weigh and Measure Foods—A Key to Your Success
  8. The Food Label Has the Facts
  9. Convenience Foods and Recipes—How to Figure, How to Manage?
  10. Restaurant Meals—How to Figure, How to Manage?
  11. Blood Glucose Pattern Management: A Key to Fine-Tune Your Control
  12. Ready, Willing and Able to Progress?
  13. Advanced Carb Counting—All the Ins and Outs
  14. Common Questions and Answers about Advanced Carb Counting
  15. Cornerstones—Knowledge and Support

Appendixes

  1. Carb Counts of Everyday Foods
  2. Carb Counting Resources
  3. Record Keeping Forms

Review

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 13:20.

"…To learn the ropes, make this book your companion. I know I have."

—Nicole Johnson,
Miss America with type 1 diabetes, 1999

Review

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 13:21.

"This is an excellent resource for both health professionals and people with diabetes who want to know how to have maximum flexibility in meal planning while achieving excellent blood glucose control."

—Virginia Valentine, MS, RN, CDE
Nationally known diabetes nurse educator

Review

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 13:22.

"This book got me off the roller coaster and put me back in the driver’s seat! It helps you understand the big picture—the relationship between nutrition, diabetes medications, and exercise—so that you can balance your diabetes confidently."

—J. Scott Rainey, person with type 1 diabetes

Review

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 13:22.

"Complete Guide To Carb Counting is an American Diabetes Association reference offering an A to Z carbohydrate counting guide and instructions for everything necessary to better diabetes management. If you, a family member, or a friend must control blood sugar levels…then Complete Guide To Carb Counting, enhanced with record keeping forms and real life stories from people using carb counting techniques, is a 'must read' reference."

—Review from Amazon.com