Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars » (Revised & Updated)

In this revised and updated edition, Dr. Bernstein provides an accessible, detailed guide to his revolutionary approach to regulating blood sugars and outlines his plan for preventing or reversing long-term complications of diabetes.

Foreword   Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH     vii
Preface to the Newly Revised and Updated Edition     ix
My Life with Diabetes: Well Beyond a Half Century and Counting     xii
Acknowledgments     xxi
Before and After: Fourteen Patients Share Their Experiences     3
Before You Start
Diabetes: The Basics     33
Tests: Baseline Measures of Your Disease and Risk Profile     52
Your Diabetic Tool Kit: Supplies You Will Need and Where to Get Them     66
How and When to Measure Blood Sugar     75
Recording Blood Sugar Data: Using the Glucogkaf III Data Sheet     83
Strange Biology: Phenomena Peculiar to Diabetes That Can Affect Blood Sugar     91
The Laws of Small Numbers     102
Establishing a Treatment Plan: The Basic Treatment Plans and How We Structure Them     109
Treatment
The Basic Food Groups, or Much of What You've Been Taught About Diet Is Probably Wrong     123
Diet Guidelines Essential to the Treatment of All Diabetics     138
Creating a Customized Meal Plan     167
Weight Loss - If You're Overweight     184
How to Curb Carbohydrate Craving or Overeating Using Self-Hypnosis or Low-Risk Medications     196
Using Exercise to Enhance Insulin Sensitivity     211
Oral Insulin-Sensitizing Agents, Insulin-Mimetic Agents, and Other Options     235
Insulin: The Basics of Self-Injection     249
Important Information About Various Insulins     264
Simple Insulin Regimens     276
Intensive Insulin Regimens     284
How to Prevent and Correct Low Blood Sugars     317
How to Cope with Dehydration, Dehydrating Illness, and Infection     344
Delayed Stomach-Emptying: Gastroparesis     357
Routine Follow-up Visits to Your Physician     381
What You Can Expect from Virtually Normal Blood Sugars     385
Your Diabetic Cookbook
Recipes for Low-Carbohydrate Meals     391
Appendices
What About the Widely Advocated Dietary Restrictions on Fat, Protein, and Salt, and the Current High-Fiber Fad?     443
Don't Permit Hospitalization or Lengthy Outpatient Procedures to Impair Your Blood Sugar Control     462
Drugs That May Affect Blood Glucose Levels     465
Foot Care for Diabetics     473
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome     477
Glossary     482
Recipe Index     493
General Index     495