The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet

by Donald D. Hensrud M.D. M.P.H.

This #1 New York Times bestseller adapted for people with diabetes is full of tools and menus designed to kick-start weight loss to control your blood sugar. From Mayo Clinic — a leader in health and nutrition and the #1 ranked hospital for Diabetes and Endocrinology according to the 2018 U.S. News & World Report best hospital rankings — comes The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, second edition. This reliable diet plan is designed to prevent and manage prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The completely revised and updated second edition includes all-new recipes and an additional two weeks of daily menus.

The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, second edition is divided into two phases — Lose It! and Live It! — designed to help at-risk individuals prevent and control diabetes by losing weight quickly and safely, and then maintaining that weight loss.  

The Lose It! phase is a simple, straight-forward, two-week plan that encourages quick but safe weight loss that can help lower blood sugar. 

The Live It! phase of the diet offers basic and manageable steps and lifestyle changes and choices that are designed to help participants lose one to two pounds a week until a healthy weight is reached, and then to keep the pounds off.  

Mayo Clinic's weight-loss and nutrition experts have packed this book with meal plans, tools, menus, practical solutions, and specific tips on how to improve health and lose weight safely. The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, tackles all the familiar obstacles that get in the way of weight loss—lack of exercise, resistance to healthy food, too little time to cook, a hectic schedule, struggles with cravings, and minimal support from family and friends. It’s a reliable and safe companion for losing weight and controlling diabetes. "This diabetes diet isn't a fad; it's about changing your habits for the better," states Donald Hensrud, M.D., Mayo Clinic nutrition specialist and medical editor. "With The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, people can truly manage diabetes, eat well, lose weight and enjoy life."

Genres: Nonfiction, Food, Health, Cookbooks, Reference

352 pages, Hardcover

Published January 8, 2018

Reviews

[Michele Pumphrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good advice found here

This book mentioned that most people are unable to follow the low carb diet longterm. I tried the low carb diet and it is very hard to follow longterm. This diet looks promising as it teaches what a serving is of fat, carbs, and protein\dairy and how many servings of each to have based on what calorie diet you are eating to lose weight. One nice thing is that it teaches you to eat a serving of fruit or nonstarchy vegetable when you are hungry. I've been on this diet a couple of days and I believe it will be far easier to follow this diet than a keto diet. Love that I can eat varieties of different fruit and that I can eat these when I am feeling hungry. I wish I found this book earlier.

[Michelle Castaneda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, 3rd Edition: A Healthy Eating Program to Improve Your Type 2 Diabetes by Donald D. Hensrud is a fantastic overall approach to losing weight for health reasons. While this book is targeted for those with diabetes, the author points out the benefits of this lifestyle for anyone who might be at risk for diabetes, which may be quite a few people. I love how this book is laid out— it starts with an assessment for readiness and then goes on to explore nutrition and the psychological factors that contribute towards success or failure. Recipe ideas are also included. Great overall resource! I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

[Cheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book got me off to a really good start, so I'm giving it 5 stars.

[Martin Denton · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is some useful information here. But the target reader is not someone like me: my main focus is learning how to manage my blood sugar, day by day, meal by meal. The book is really aimed at people interested in losing weight (and only peripherally concerned with managing diabetes). There is also a strong focus by the authors on women rather than men, and on people with poor eating and exercise habits.

[Janet Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book thinking it would help me with some new health issues. I know I will have trouble strickly following the instructions in this book. Most of the information in here about cutting carbs and sweets and exercising more I was already aware of. I am following the general ideas by adding more fruits and veggies to my diet and cutting back on sweets. Happy to say I have already lost a few pounds and my recent blood test is improved.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much diet not enough nutrition. I think there is valuable information within this book, and I’m at the point in my life where if the only way you can deliver your valuable information is through fat body shaming and weight loss cheerleading, then fuck you.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good look at what to do & how to do it - to get yourself healthier!

[Frances · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there are somethings that are slightly dated it does have some good advice on how to change habits to improve your ability to stick to the diet.