Jackie Mills - 1,000 Diabetes Recipes

Copyright 2011 by Jackie Mills. All rights reserved

Illustration Copyright 2011 Gina Triplett

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

Published simultaneously in Canada

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Mills, Jackie, 1961

1,000 diabetes recipes / Jackie Mills.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-470-40744-8 (cloth); ISBN 978-1-118-11041-6 (ebk);

ISBN 978-1-118-11042-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-11043-0 (ebk)

1. Diabetes--Diet therapy--Recipes. I. Title. II. Title: One thousand diabetes recipes.

RC662.M54 2010

641.5'6314--dc22

2010044591

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Printed in the United States of America

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Publisher: Natalie Chapman

Senior Editor: Linda Ingroia

Senior Production Editor: Amy Zarkos

Cover Designer: Jeffrey Faust

Interior Designer: Holly Wittenberg

Manufacturing Manager: Kevin Watt

Cover Illustrator: Gina Triplett

To my loving husband, Nick. I would not be here without you.

Acknowledgments

It takes a group of talented and passionate people to produce a book of this size and scope and luckily, the colleagues and friends who helped me create this one were rich in wisdom and more than generous with their time, expertise, and kindness.

I owe special gratitude to Betsy Bohannon, Lorena Drago, and Cindy Silver, all dietitians who work with people with diabetes in very different settings, and all of who graciously shared their expert knowledge with me. Bea Krinke and Madelyn Wheeler never lost patience with my endless questions on the intricacies of calculating diabetic exchanges.

I can never thank Molly Shuster enough. She spent tireless hours in my home kitchen testing and retesting recipes until they tasted too good to be healthy (but they are!). Her skill as a cook and her cheerful spirit were invaluable.

Thanks to my dear friends Judy Feagin, Julia Rutland, and Rebecca Reed for generously sharing their favorite healthy recipes. Thank you to my friend and word maven, Deborah Mintcheff, who read and commented on early drafts of the introduction of the book. I am grateful for the friendship of Eileen Runyan and for her unwavering support of my work. And thanks to Mark Fowler, my skillful advocate and advisor.

Linda Ingroia, my editor at Wiley, is professionalism personified. She made me believe that I was the person to write this book and her advice and knowledge kept me on track through the entire project. Thanks to Amy Zarkos for shepherding the book through production; Holly Wittenberg for creating the accessible, attractive design; and Jeff Faust for designing and Gina Triplett for illustrating such a fresh new cover. Thanks to copy editor Justine Gardener for making sure that the recipes were clear and consistent and that my words conveyed what I really meant to say.

Most of all, thank you to my husband, Nick, for his boundless love and encouragement and for grocery shopping almost daily for two years.

Introduction

Sharing delicious food with friends and family is one of lifes simplest and greatest pleasures. And when the food is chosen wisely, with good nutrition in mind, what we eat has lasting implications for good health and longevity. This is true for everyone, but is even more important for people who have a family history of diabetes.

Over the years I have watched several members of my family struggle with the challenges of living with diabetesand you may have, too. As a registered dietitian, this made me determined to help others recognize the positive impact that a healthful diet has in preventing type 2 diabetes and in delaying complications for those who have the disease.

Preparing flavorful and nourishing meals is excellent advice for everyone, as it can prevent not just diabetes, but heart disease, high blood pressure, and some types of cancer. This book is an essential guide to eating healthfully, whether you have diabetes yourself, prepare meals for someone who does, or just want to cook delicious nourishing meals for your family. Lets start with a review of what diabetes is all about.

What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body produces no insulin, produces too little insulin, or is unable to use the insulin it does produce efficiently. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas. After eating a meal, the digestive juices in the body break down starches and sugars into glucose, a simple sugar. Glucose is the bodys main source of fuel used for energy. Insulin is the key that unlocks the cells to allow glucose to enter.

When there is not enough insulin, or when the body cannot use the insulin it produces, the glucose remains in the bloodstream and ultimately passes out of the body unused in the urine. Over time, high levels of blood glucose can result in complications including heart disease, kidney damage, eye problems, and nerve damage.

Types of diabetes. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. As a general rule, though not always, type 1 diabetes is diagnosed in children and young adults. With this type of diabetes, the body doesnt produce any insulin and insulin must be injected several times a day. Only about 5 to 10 percent of people with diabetes have type 1.

Much more common is type 2 diabetes. Here the body does not produce enough insulin or the body isnt able to use the insulin it does produces (this is called insulin resistance). Type 2 diabetes used to be a disease of middle age. Now, because of obesity, it is being diagnosed in younger people.