When my husband developed diabetes II his doctor recommended this book. An interesting and informative discussion on diabetes.We followed the instructions to the letter. His sugar went from 318 to normal in less than six weeks and he has been off medication for 5 years. It really works! This is a must read for diabetics.

This is a wonderful book full of detailed information concerning many aspects of diabetes. I picked up this book for my boyfriend who has Type I diabetes who tends to have a large range of bloodsugar everyday. Dr.Bernstein is the first doctor I have come across that doesn't accept blood sugar levels beyond that of a non-diabetic (which can cause numerous complications later in life)but that you can take steps to prevent and in some cases reverse complications.

While what Dr.Bernstein suggests seems radical(a large reduction in carbs in the daily diet) it is what current research supports (Harvard Medical School's finding that the current food pyramid "fats bad" "carbs good" is backwards and actually can increase risk of heart attack, obesity and stroke). Sugar and fast metabolizing carbohydrates (which turn quickly into sugar) are the real problem, not fats. In this book you will learn a little about how the insulin that a some diabetics must inject is still not as effective as the insulin the body makes so a diet high in carbohydrates can have devastating effects on a diabetics blood sugar profile, making it jump all over the place. Dr.Berstein shows you how to structure a plan to live by that will keep your sugars in check so that you can minimize the risk of complications later down the road.

I think this is an important book not only for diabetics but also for non-diabetics to reevaluate the effects of a diet high in carbohydrates/sugar which can eventually degrade the health of anyone later in life. I wish there were more doctors like this in the world- who realize that its the doctor's role to be the guide but more importantly that its the patient's role to make the ultimate decisions and take control of thier life.

This terrific book is a complete research/how to book about blood sugar control. I have read numerous books on Type II diabetes but Dr. Bernstein has been the ONLY person who clearly shows what to eat and why, how to monitor blood sugar at home and why, the importance of exercise, what medications do and why and ultimately the pleasure of lowering one's blood sugar to within a normal range. He shows you how to take control of your own care: what carbohydrates do to your blood sugar and how to be your own detective to discover what works for you. Clearly obesity+genetics=diabetes. A high protein, low carb diet makes me feel great, losing weight is a pleasure because I am not hungry and moderate exercise is fun. This is the only book on the market which is clear, concise and to the point. It should be on everyone's bookshelf!

I had checked out every book on Diabetes Type 2 to try to stay off medications. The doctors, educators and dieticians were no help-none of them believed an obese woman could stay off meds with diet and exercise. I've done it for 2 years but now the numbers were creeping up there and they wanted to start me on glucophage. Dr. Bernstein's was the last book I read-I attacked the plan with zeal and in just 12 days had dropped my average blood sugars from 140 to 124! It was so easy-stay away from carbs-don't eat 60 grams per meal, make it 6 or 12 or 15. My doctor is astounded that I didn't need the rx she gave me. Dr. B. explained all about why I am high in the mornings and how to approach that. He explained about the fast sugars and the slow sugars, and gave me lots of options to try. All the rest of the world keeps telling me to eat more which just keeps driving my sugars higher. With Dr. B. I have found a way to stay off the meds AND I made it through the holiday season with beautiful sugar numbers when everyone else was soaring high. The book contained a lot of specific things I could try to keep those numbers down, not just the conventional drivel you see in every diabetic education course and dietician's plan. He has been on the plan himself for years, so the subject is close rather than just a bunch of #s. If you want to be encouraged to manage this disease yourself, this book is for you. The rest of the medical community won't even take 2 minutes to listen to me because I am overweight, they just plug me into a medication which I don't need. Dr. B. approaches it from the standpoint that you can lick this disease if you just put some effort into it. After a month on the plan, I've had great success controlling my blood sugars and my doc is happy my glycocelated hemoglobin dropped back to 6.5 this last time, thanks to Dr. Bernstein.