You need this book!
March 08, 2003
Even if you can't follow everything he has to say, he has a lot of good things to say.
Dr. Bernstein is a diabetic. Some of the book is online. You need to read the first chapter, (and I think I said this before), just so you know how good we have it.
There are some really good things in the book.
There are some things I'm probably not going to follow. He doesn't want more than 7 units injected in a single site. Well, I currently take 34 units, which means 5 injections. Ouch.
Diet information is good.
He suggets low carbs. He suggests slow acting carbs. He also limits the amount of protein in the diet (unlike Atkins). He suggests a diet based on 6 grams of carbs for breakfast, 12 grams each for dinner and lunch. Why? It's harder to prevent blood sugar rises at breakfast.
I certainly find that true, and have gone to just about the 6 grams of carbs.
Cooking is too difficult for me, especially if I want to lose weight, but Diet Gourmet (mentioned once already) does fairly good, but a bit higher in carbs. I could, and have for some meals, go to a lower carb choice.
He has VERY good things to say about dealing with hypoglycia (low blood sugars), which is good, because this tight of a control is going to result in low blood sugars. (Boy did I find that out this week).
His chapter on exercise is the best I've seen when it comes to exercise and diabetes.
I managed to find the book on sale -- $6.00 off which paid for most of the shipping. I could not find it at a local book store, but they were happy to order it for me.