Learn how to eat well, improve your health, and enjoy life with diabetes

The new edition of Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies offers you a holistic approach to living your best life with diabetes. Optimize your diet and plan delicious meals that will empower you to take control, improve your health, prevent, and even reverse diabetes. Written by an award-winning chef and renowned doctor who are both experts in the field of nutrition, this book helps you understand what defines healthful eating for diabetes, its crucial role to long term health, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management. Learn how to receive all the nutrients necessary for glucose control while managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and maintaining ideal weight. Discover how to supercharge your diet and protect yourself from the complications associated with diabetes with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods. To get you started, this indispensable guide includes 22 mouthwatering, easy to recreate, and affordable recipes that maximize the benefits of nutritious ingredients to regulate blood glucose levels. The kitchen and shopping hacks will enable you to master culinary therapy and take delight in preparing meals and cooking. This updated edition includes:

• Practical examples of meal plans perfectly suited for prediabetes, Type 1, and Type 2 diabetes
• A whole person approach to diabetes that focuses on diet, lifestyle, exercise, and medical treatment
• Coverage of new therapies and the latest evidence on how gut health can help with diabetes management
• Nutrition facts and health benefits for your favorite ingredients, so you can eat what you love

Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies is an excellent resource for those interested in the latest diabetes-friendly nutrition guidelines, as well as anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes or has a loved one who has been diagnosed, or would like to prevent it.

Expert advice for eating well with diabetes

Of all the factors involved in treating diabetes types 1 and 2, a healthy diet is one of the biggest. Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies helps you learn nutrition basics, meal planning techniques, and lifestyle hacks that will put you on track to managing symptoms and living a full life with a diabetes diagnosis. Discover power foods that will help you build a healthy gut biome, how to go out to eat without sabotaging your diet, and how to choose nutritious snacks that satisfy your cravings. With 25 diabetes-friendly complete meal recipes included, this easy-to-follow guide can set you on the path to better overall health.

Inside...

• Managing blood glucose with your diet
• Mastering healthy eating habits
• Revealing the benefits of anti-inflammatory foods
• Improving your gut microbiome
• Staying on track with your plan
• Choosing healthy foods and building balanced meals
• Discovering delicious, healthy snacks

Dr. Simon Poole is a medical doctor, author, speaker, and consultant. Simon cares for and treats patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from diagnosis onwards. Amy Riolo is an award-winning author and chef. She's the author of Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies and Italian Recipes For Dummies. They are also the authors of Diabetes FD 6th Edition.