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Mastering diabetes : the revolutionary method to reverse insulin resistance permanently in type 1, type 1.5, type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes
Title:
Mastering diabetes : the revolutionary method to reverse insulin resistance permanently in type 1, type 1.5, type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes
ISBN:
9780593189993
Physical Description:
xi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
This book can save your life -- The Mastering Diabetes approach -- What really causes insulin resistance? -- All fat is not created equal -- Contributing culprits: animal foods -- Your carbohydrate master class -- The Ketogenic diet vs. a low-fat plant-based whole-food diet: a comparison of short-term and long-term results -- Getting started with the Mastering Diabetes method -- Getting to know your new needs: diagnostic blood tests and managing oral medications -- Starting strong: breakfast -- Gaining momentum: lunch -- Developing a routing: dinner -- Intermittent fasting for increased insulin sensitivity and weight loss -- Exercising for maximum insulin sensitivity -- Meal plans and recipes -- Appendix A: C-Peptide testing -- Appendix B: a complete list of green light foods -- Appendix C: sample decision trees.
Summary:
The instant New York Times bestseller. . . A groundbreaking method to master all types of diabetes by reversing insulin resistance. . . Current medical wisdom advises that anyone suffering from diabetes or prediabetes should eat a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. But in this revolutionary book, Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH, rely on a century of research to show that advice is misguided. While it may improve short-term blood glucose control, such a diet also increases the long-term risk for chronic diseases like cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, and fatty liver disease. . . The revolutionary solution is to eat a low-fat plant-based whole-food diet, the most powerful way to reverse insulin resistance in all types of diabetes: type 1, type 1. 5, type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. . . As the creators of the extraordinary and effective Mastering Diabetes Method, Khambatta and Barbaro lay out a step-by-step plan proven to reverse insulin resistance-the root cause of blood glucose variability- while improving overall health and maximizing life expectancy. Armed with more than 800 scientific references and drawing on more than 36 years of personal experience living with type 1 diabetes themselves, the authors show how to eat large quantities of carbohydrate-rich whole foods like bananas, potatoes, and quinoa while decreasing blood glucose, oral medication, and insulin requirements. They also provide life-changing advice on intermittent fasting and daily exercise and offer tips on eating in tricky situations, such as restaurant meals and family dinners. Perhaps best of all: On the Mastering Diabetes Method, you will never go hungry. . . With more than 30 delicious, filling, and nutrient-dense recipes and backed by cutting-edge nutritional science, Mastering Diabetes will help you maximize your insulin sensitivity, attain your ideal body weight, improve your digestive health, gain energy, live an active life, and feel the best you've felt in years.
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