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    What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You
    What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You
    What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You
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    What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You

    By Alan Shanley

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    The author of "What on Earth Can I Eat" is neither a doctor nor a dietician; he is simply a diabetic who was asking exactly that question in 2002 after he was diagnosed. He spent the years since then on a journey of discovery; initially to try to find the answer for his own way of eating and later passing that knowledge on to others on diabetes web forums around the world.

    Whether you have just been diagnosed or you have been fighting this condition for many years, it is the single most confusing question facing you as a type 2 diabetic. We are bombarded with conflicting answers from all sides; from doctors, dieticians, diabetes educators, magazines, newspapers, TV, the internet, family and friends. They all claim to be right but many will be wrong.

    This book is intended to help you answer that question - for you.

    One of the problems with all of those conflicting sources of dietary advice is that they are generalised. The people promoting the conflicting and confusing array of diets, herbal cures, supplements and other magic bullets do not know you as well as you do. Nor do they know your other medical conditions, your food allergies, your exercise limitations or how your body reacts to different foods at different times of day.

    "What on Earth Can I Eat" is intended to show you how to find an enjoyable way of eating that suits you, and you alone, to help control blood glucose levels, achieve and maintain optimum weight, supply good nutrition and minimise the possibility of future diabetes complications. The book also includes an effective weight loss plan and some recipes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlan Shanley
    Release dateOct 18, 2011
    ISBN9781466125797
    What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You
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    Alan Shanley

    Alan Shanley was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2002. He is a retired engineer who lives in a beautiful seaside village in Australia but wanders the world whenever he can. He spends his mornings reading and writing about diabetes and travel and has been active on a number of diabetes forums for several years, including the ADA forum and the dLife forum. He also writes on his blog Type 2 Diabetes - A Personal Journey and his travel blog Born Under a Wandering Star.

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      What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and You - Alan Shanley

      There are hundreds of books about diabetes and food. Why should you read this one?

      The answer is because this is written by a diabetic who practises what he preaches. I am neither a doctor nor a dietician, nor do I claim to be. I developed these ideas to save my life, not to practise a profession.

      Read what others have said about my ideas and suggestions in this book. As this is the first edition of my e-book the following representative comments are selected from many responses on forums, personal emails or comments on my blog. I have edited for brevity but I have not changed any words. Only first names are provided for privacy reasons. For those interested I have included other responses at the end of this book.

      From the ADA Forum.

      I have wanted to tell you for several months now how much reading your blog has helped me … I had severe stomach pains, went to the ER - had acute pancreatitis caused by gallstones resulting in emergency gallbladder removal surgery. Oh, and by the way, you have diabetes. I was in the hospital for a week and they sent a nutritionist to see me. Turns out she was the same one I had seen the week before when I was going to get lapband surgery. She gave me the food pyramid handout and told me to eat pretty much like they were finally feeding me in the hospital. Breakfast: french toast and high carb cereal. She also told me to go ahead with getting the surgery and it would take care of the diabetes.

      I also saw an Endo who put me on lantus & novolog … I really had no idea what to eat and really didn't have any hunger anyway … At first I wasn't sure if you all were right because it wasn't what I learned in the hospital but I kept reading and also bought some of the recommended books. I educated myself with your help. I also have lost 85 lbs so far this year by going low carb. My a1c went from 9.2 in January to 5.8 in May. It was then, and only then that I cried. I feel great and my test results are great. I owe so much to you and I just wanted to send you this personal note to say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

      Gayle,

      From the Diabetes Support Forum UK.

      I can't wait for Alan's book. As someone involved with UK diabetes forums I know first-hand that good sensible unpatronising down-to-earth peer advice is invaluable. It is no understatement to say it saves lives. T2s face much conflicting and confusing information. … I regularly recommended Alan's excellent blogs as a prime source of information, hope and inspiration. Based on extensive research, but delivered in an accessible non-judgemental way, they are a world-class resource. Little wonder, then, that Alan is trusted and admired across the globe.

      Terry

      From my blog: Type 2 Diabetes – A Personal Journey

      Your words of advice have been kind, forthright, humorous and full of real-life information. I am SO grateful that you were there as a resource on the ADA boards from my very first pre-diabetic question. With your firm encouragement and the others on the board, I bought myself a glucose meter, used it almost painlessly from the beginning and knew just what to aim for as I adjusted my diet and life. Without your comments, I think I might have gone for years without making any significant changes in my lifestyle until it was almost too late. My doctor now says I am the most successful patient she has ever had at changing her life for the better, and you were really the one responsible for that.

      Athena

      Reviews of the Print Edition are here: Customer Reviews

      What on Earth Can I Eat?

      Food, Type 2 Diabetes and

      You

      by

      Alan Shanley

      Everything in Moderation – Except Laughter

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2011 Alan Shanley, Pottsville, Australia

      This book is copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the copyright act, no part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, re-cording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the copyright owner .

      1) Diabetes 2) Diet 3) Health 4) Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer

      This book is based on the author’s own experience and research as a type 2 diabetic and is not aimed to replace any advice you may receive from your medical practitioner. The publisher and author of this book assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever on the behalf of any purchaser or reader of these materials. The author is not a doctor, nor does he claim to be. No action should be taken based solely on the contents of this book. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals on any matter relating to their health and well being.

      Acknowledgements

      I am immensely grateful to all of the people who helped me so much on usenet’s diabetes newsgroups misc.health.diabetes and alt.support.diabetes when I was a scared, brand new type 2 diabetic and also to the many people I have encountered since on the ADA forum, the dLife forum, the UK Diabetes Support forum and the diabetesworld Yahoo group.

      I owe special thanks to my wife Lorraine, who has supplied love, understanding and innumerable cups of coffee for countless mornings as I left her for my virtual companions on a personal diabetes journey in cyberspace.

      *****

      Navigation Notes.

      Click on any Section or Chapter heading in the Contents index to go directly to the section or chapter. Click on any Chapter heading to return to the Contents.

      *****

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      Chapter 1. Diabetes and Diet

      Chapter 2. About the Author

      Chapter 3. Choosing Wisely

      TAKING CONTROL

      Chapter 4. Getting Started

      Chapter 5. Exercise

      Chapter 6. Testing, Testing

      Chapter 7. Dawn Phenomenon and Liver Dumps

      WEIGHT LOSS

      Chapter 8. Weight Loss Cooking and Eating Plan

      FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD

      Chapter 9. Cooking as a Survival Skill

      Chapter 10. Breakfasts

      Chapter 11. Grazing

      Chapter 12. Snacks

      Chapter 13. Eating Out

      Chapter 14. The Price of Eating Healthy

      Chapter 15. Cinnamon, Spices and Herbs

      Chapter 16. Red, Red Wine

      USEFUL INFORMATION

      Appendix A. What to Eat at First

      Appendix B. Painless Pricks

      Appendix C. Test, Test, Test

      Appendix D. Millimoles and Milligrams

      Appendix E. Books and Links

      Appendix F. Travelling with Type 2 Diabetes

      RECIPES

      Recipes: Keeping it Simple

      Stir Fry and Salad Mix

      Simple Salad Dressing

      Hearty Vegetable Soup

      Beef Burgundy

      Cheesy Guacamole Dip

      Napoli Sauce

      Sweet Curry

      Breakfast Stew

      Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

      Stuffed Mushrooms

      Chili Crab

      *****

      INTRODUCTION

      * * *

      Chapter 1. Diabetes and Diet

      Whether you have just been diagnosed with diabetes or you have been fighting this condition for many years the single most confusing question facing you as a type 2 diabetic is what should I eat?

      We are bombarded with conflicting answers from all sides; from doctors, dieticians, diabetes educators, magazines, newspapers, TV, the internet, family and friends. They all claim to be right but many will be wrong.

      This book is intended to help you answer that question – for you.

      One of the problems with all of those conflicting sources of dietary advice is that they are generalised. The people promoting the conflicting and confusing array of diets, herbal cures, supplements and other magic bullets do not know you as well as you do. Nor do they know your other medical conditions, your food allergies, your exercise limitations or how your body reacts to different foods at different times of the day.

      My intention is to show you how to find a way of eating that suits you, and you alone, to help control blood glucose levels, achieve and maintain optimum weight, provide good nutrition and minimise the possibility of future complications from diabetes.

      New to diabetes?

      Are you newly diagnosed? Possibly you have just found out you have type 2 diabetes? Or impaired glucose tolerance? Or impaired fasting glucose? Or pre-diabetes? Or the doctor said you have got a touch of sugar or something similar?

      And you’re in shock?

      Why me?

      Well, I do not really have an answer for that.

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