The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting: Featuring the Tools and Techniques Used by the Experts (Marlowe Diabetes Library) by Gary Scheiner (20-Nov-2006) Paperback

by Gary Scheiner

The most comprehensive on accurate carb counting-a must-have for the more than 20 million people with diabetes, the 42 million with prediabetes, as well as millions of other carb-conscious eaters.Whether you're following a diet plan that requires carb-counting, you have diabetes, or simply because you are conscious of the quantity of carbs you consume, The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting is the all-in-one resource for practically and effectively managing your carb intake. Certified diabetes educator, type 1 diabetic, and Think Like a Pancreas author Gary Scheiner focuses on carb counting in a real-world context, and his explanations and advice-in addition to being complete and thoroughly accurate-are geared towards the most common foods and eating habits.The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting tells you everything you need to accurately keep track of your carb intake, The basic rationale for and the theory behind carb-counting, as well as explanations of simple to advanced techniques. There is also a comprehensive listing of exchanges, carb factors, and glycemic index values, as well as the carb and fiber values for 2,500 foods.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published December 10, 2006

Reviews

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really good at figuring carbohydrates on labeled foods, using a scales to weigh fruit and vegetables and find the carb content, and even counting the carbs in a serving of 49-ingredient casserole if I have the recipe. But. Eyeballing food at a restaurant or potluck and magically knowing how many carbs I'm dishing onto my plate...Not so good. My first potlucking attempt (last night) resulted in a three-hour-post-meal blood sugar reading of 254. Eh, whoops.😳 So I'm desperately in need of the guestimation section of this book. Maybe a year from now I can dominate those potlucks and buffets!

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this book a few years ago and didn't realize I hadn't reviewed it until I pulled it back out to re-read.

Let me start off by saying that Gary Scheiner is fabulous. His books are informative and useful and they should be recommended reading for all diabetics. I wish someone had given me a copy before we were even released from the hospital.

If you have this and the Calorie King book, carb counting (and understanding the concept of carb factors) will be so much easier.

[Sarah Albunyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended for anyone who is looking for a simple and entertaining way of learning the basics of carbohydrates counting!

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the information is really basic, but I learned a lot about carb factors, which made this book worth reading.