The Blood Sugar Balancing Handbook: Simple Recipes, Proven Methods, and Practical Strategies for Improving Glucose Levels for Non-Diabetics

by Autumn Enloe

168 pages, Paperback

Published December 24, 2024

Reviews

[Cathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT AN "EGG BAKE" IS.

This book was 'just ok' to me. It was a quick read with super-short chapters, but then it is considered a "handbook."

In the acknowledgements, the author thanks her two sisters, named April and Amber and I thought those three names for three girls (Autumn is the author) were nice.

Has anyone, ever, in the history of time, ever followed a sample meal plan? Being told what to eat for three meals a day plus snacks, for days or weeks in a row? I personally do not believe so, and few of the foods represented are foods I eat so I did not find that page helpful.

Recipes are included in the back of this book, including one for the ever elusive EGG BAKE.

[Eliza Whitaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Autumn’s book contains practical steps that anyone can implement to improve their blood sugar health. This book is easy to digest and is appropriate for practitioners and the general public.

A topic often thought of after a diabetes diagnosis, this book provides action steps you can take today to improve blood sugar health which impacts your entire body, not just your risk of developing diabetes.

This is a must read for anyone looking to better understand and improve their overall health!

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommend if you’re like me and just get overwhelmed when people talk about nutrition and your brain short circuits. Autumn does a great job of making a topic that we might “know” about super approachable and digestable (pun obvious). Very actionable steps. I have like 100 pages marked with things I can do, and I already started reading “added sugars” on every label!

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book to jump start thinking on some health things I wouldn’t typically think about! I love how the author laid out the vitamins and minerals and what they do in your body and I really love the meal plan- the turkey taco casserole is a fav at our house now!

[Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good, informative book about the importance of balancing blood sugar even in no-diabetics. It has practical ways of achieving this goal.

[Michael McEwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The blood sugar handbook portion of the book is very informative with short chapters explaining blood sugar and how various foods and other factors impact levels.

I found the recipe section a little underwhelming (Beef and Veggie Chili calls for 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder to a pound of beef!), but I’ve marked a few to try.

[Christine Kreif · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great resource and the recipes are also very good!