Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Carb Counting and Diabetes Management 5
Chapter 1: Delving into Diabetes and Carb Counting 7
Chapter 2: Exploring the Diabetes-Carb Connection 25
Chapter 3: Calling All Carbs: Recognizing Carbs in the Foods You Eat 41
Chapter 4: Tracking Carbs through the Body 57
Chapter 5: Finding Your Sweet Spot: The Right Amount of Carbs for You 73
Chapter 6: Timing Your Carb Consumption 85
Part 2: Carb Counting: From Basic to Advanced 105
Chapter 7: Reading and Deciphering Food Labels 107
Chapter 8: Mastering Carb Counting and Portioning Fundamentals 129
Chapter 9: Adding Tools for Carb-Counting Ease and Accuracy 149
Part 3: Going Beyond Counting Carbs 155
Chapter 10: Accounting for Variations in Digestion and Absorption Rates 157
Chapter 11: Rethink That Drink 171
Chapter 12: Let Me Call You Sweetie: Sugars and Substitutes 191
Part 4: Embracing Whole Health and Happiness 207
Chapter 13: Eating for Health and Happiness 209
Chapter 14: Reaping the Rewards of Fitness 225
Chapter 15: Getting a Handle on Hypoglycemia 249
Chapter 16: Keeping the Beat with a Healthy Heart 273
Chapter 17: Living with Diabetes throughout the Life Cycle 291
Chapter 18: Going Gluten-Free: Does the Batter Matter? 309
Part 5: Sampling Menus Complete with Carb Counts 323
Chapter 19: Beginning with Breakfast Menus 325
Chapter 20: Looking for Lunch Menus 331
Chapter 21: Delving into Dinner Menus 339
Chapter 22: Surveying Snack Ideas 347
Part 6: The Part of Tens. 355
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Monitoring Your Blood Glucose 357
Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Controlling Carbs 367
Chapter 25: Ten Worthwhile Websites to Help You Manage Diabetes 375
Chapter 26: Ten Things to Add to Your Healthcare Checklist 381
Part 7: Appendixes 389
Appendix A: Exchange Lists 391
Appendix B: Conversion Guide 405
Index 407