If you need diabetes-friendly meals for yourself or a loved one, finding a diabetes cookbook might be easier than trying to piece together delicious recipes from the web or trying to make regular meals into diabetes-friendly recipes. Diabetes meals, including appetizers, low carb recipes, one pot, slow cooker, and other low sugar recipes can help keep your blood glucose in check without making your life in the kitchen harder. Cookbooks can help you keep track of nutritional information, cholesterol, weight loss, and other dietary needs. But what are some of the best cookbooks you can get to help manage blood sugar levels and still make delicious meals? Here are just a few that we found that should help anyone on a diabetic diet.
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1. The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Comfort Food Cookbook
This one sounds super official, so you can be pretty sure it's safe for a diabetic diet plan. You can find fairly healthy recipes for the whole family in this book, with options like lasagna and mac and cheese.
2. The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook
This one is billed as being good for everyday meal planning when it comes to managing prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or even if you just want some meal plans for healthy eating.
3. The Complete Diabetes Cookbook
America's Test Kitchen bills this book as being good for those on "a carbohydrate-conscious diet." People who have to pay attention to fat, sodium, and calories who still want flavorful meals will find great diabetic recipes in this cookbook.
4. Delicious Dishes for Diabetics: Eating Well with Type 2 Diabetes
Healthline reports that this diabetic cookbook is based on the Mediterranean diet, so if you're also looking for a recipe book that focuses on that region, you can hit two birds with one stone with this one!
5. Keto Diabetic Cookbook
This book on Amazon promises "healthy ketogenic diet recipes you're guaranteed to love." That's a tall order, but it's well-reviewed, so home cooks must like it.
6. The Easy Low-Carb Cookbook
We like easy! This diabetic cookbook has 130 recipes of staples, sauces, and more.
7. Gluten-Free Recipes for People with Diabetes
Do you need to stick with gluten-free in addition to following a diabetic diet? This cookbook might be the one for you. It also comes from the American Diabetes Association.
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