The Diabetes Code Cookbook: Delicious, Healthy, Low-Carb Recipes to Manage Your Insulin and Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

by Jason Fung, Alison Maclean

The ultimate companion cookbook to The Diabetes Code from the New York Times-bestselling author and pioneer of intermittent fasting, Dr. Jason Fung.

Dr. Jason Fung helped thousands of people lose weight with his breakout bestseller The Obesity Code.

Next, he helped prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes with his groundbreaking book The Diabetes Code.

Now, The Diabetes Code Cookbook makes it even easier to follow Dr. Fung’s proven advice for preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes through intermittent fasting and a low carb/high-fat diet.

This cookbook features full-color photographs and



100 simple and delicious recipes to help manage insulin and aid in weight lossIntermittent fasting schedules and plans (16, 24, 30, and 26-hour fasts)Grocery shopping listsA new intro from Dr. Fung with up-to-date information on insulin resistance and its connection to weight gain and type 2 diabetes

Readers will come away with knowledge of their health and an arsenal of mouthwatering meals—because eating for type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be bland!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Health, Food, Nonfiction

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 2, 2021

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-1/2 stars!

I read this alongside its accompaniment, The Diabetes Code by the same author. The Diabetes Code Cookbook starts off with a “crash course” on diabetes summarizing some of the info that you can get in much greater detail in The Diabetes Code. What I do like is that the Cookbook goes into much more detail about actual food (which is what I was hoping for but found lacking in The Diabetes Code). There is a lot of useful information here. 

Onto the recipes:

Variety: There is a large variety of recipes in this book ranging from soups, salads, sides, main dishes as well as some vegetarian options. 

Pictures: There are very few pictures included. Most of the recipes do NOT have an accompanying picture.

Difficulty: The recipes have easy to follow instructions and are set up in an easy to follow format. The book lies flat on a countertop for easy handsfree reference while cooking. 

Ingredients: Most of the recipes include ingredients that are easy to find and many request the use of a variety of fresh herbs.

Nutrition: Nutrition facts are NOT included with the recipes. I honestly am quite shocked that a diabetes cookbook does not include nutritional information for each recipe. 

BEST recipe — stuffed pork tenderloin

[Marion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent information for a fasting plan and controlling diabetes. Highly recommend any information available from Dr. Jason Fung.

[Andrea Devers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Guidance and Easy Recipes

I learned some things about managing my diabetes that I haven’t learned anywhere else! Good to get some hope that reversal is possible.

[Olivia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book very informative and easy to read.

Really enjoyed this cookbook the introduction is very informative and to the point. The recipes are easy to make and delicious.

[Talka · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow do I wish I could give something negative stars....usually I flip right to the recipes (which in this case were fine, but nothing particularly exciting/great/new), but this time around I tried to read the intro and opening sections.

Why. Why did I torture myself with that. But also, I'm glad I did because I would've missed the sheer garbage that this book was.

Here are some select, absolutely bonkers quotes to chew on:
- “We only _pretend_ that medications help diabetes, but they don’t actually help” (I think he's trying to make the point that there are underlying conditions that medications are just a bandaid for but that is really extracting that to misinformation levels)
- “There is no reason to stop your exercise routine while fasting. There’s a common misconception that eating is necessary to supply energy to the working body.” LMAO WHAT (also, a few pages later: a gazpacho recipe recommended to eat "to fuel the body" before a workout "such as weightlifting")
- "There are absolutely no issues with fasting." as a full sentence...wrong again.
- Bariatric surgery as a recommended "cure" because it is "surgically enforced fasting" 💀💀💀

Anyway, according to this book I can just try a 36 hour or 48 hour fast if a 24 hour fast doesn't work for me, since I've been fat for so long! The more you know.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent real food recipes. I borrowed this book from the library but I will definitely buy it for a collection of great healthy recipes.

[Autumn]

Liked the intro explanation, the majority of the recipes are too advanced for me :)

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some really delicious recipes. Not too complex, no exotic ingredients. Highly recommend.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a weird diet. And really protein heavy. I don't mind the fasting.

[Nada Loughead · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my review at https://canadiancookbooks.ca/the-diab...

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to check this out for my mom, she's pre diabetic. but some of the recipes looked good

[Sara Goldenberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Smart author but doesn't list carb counts. I thought that was weird. None of the recipes are earth-shattering either.

[Rose Helg · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK book

This book was an OK, book. Try some recipes, but others , didn't sound too good. Need more pictures. it was OK

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cite your sources people.

[tin_foil_tinnu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think this cookbook will reverse my boyfriend's Type 1 diabetes, but it was helpful to see ideas of what I can cook for him :)