The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting Featuring the Tools and Techniques Used by the Experts

by Scheiner, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781569242742
• ISBN10: 1569242747
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-11
• Publisher: Balance

Summary

Millions of people carb-count daily - whether because they're following aiet plan that requires them to carb-count, they have diabetes (and thus haveo match their insulin needs to their carb intake), or simply because theyre conscious of the quantity of carbs they consume. Now, "The Ultimate Guideo Accurate Carb Counting" offers an all-in-one resource for every carbounter, with everything you need to accurately keep track of your carbntake. Certified diabetes educator, type 1 diabetic and "Think Like aancreas" author, Gary Scheiner focuses specifically on carb counting in aeal-world context, and his explanations and advice - in addition to beingomplete and thoroughly accurate - are geared towards the most common foodsnd eating habits. He covers the basic rationale for and theory behindarb-counting, basic and advanced carb-counting techniques, how to adjust foriber and sugar substitutes, a discussion of the glycemic index,elf-efficacy tests, and much more. A comprehensive listing in the backeatures 2,500 foods, including nutrient data listing carb, fiber, and sugar

Author Biography

Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, is a certified diabetes educator and exercise physiologist. He is the author of Think Like a Pancreas and has written dozens of articles on diabetes, fitness, and motivation. He serves on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, coordinates a chapter of the Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association, and volunteers for the American Diabetes Association. Drawing upon both his professional skills and personal experience, he teaches art and science of blood glucose balancing to people throughout the world from his private practice, Integrated Diabetes Services, in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Meet the Carbs	1	(14)
Basic Carb-Counting Techniques	15	(40)
Advanced Carb-Counting Techniques	55	(20)
Menu Miscellany	75	(148)
Tool Kits
Tool Kit 1 Exchange Lists	91	(10)
Tool Kit 2 Carbohydrate Factors	101	(8)
Tool Kit 3 Glycemic Index Values	109	(10)
Tool Kit 4 Carb and Fiber Listings for Popular (and Some Unpopular) Foods	119	(104)
Glossary	223	(8)
Acknowledgments	231	(2)
Index	233