Cover Page -- The Smart Woman's Guide to Eating Right with Diabetes: What Will Work -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: History of Diabetes: "The Starvation Diet" -- Food Myths -- Myth #1 People with Diabetes Have to Eat Different Foods from the Rest of the Family -- Myth #2 People with Diabetes Should Never Givein to Food Cravings -- Myth #3 People with Diabetes Shouldn't Eat Too Many Starchy Foods, Even if They Contain Fiber, because Starch Raises Your Blood Glucose and Makes You Gain Weight -- Myth #4 People with Diabetes Do Not Have to Worry about Eating Fat Because It Doesn't Have Much of an Effect on Blood Glucose -- Myth #5 Eating Too Much Sugar Causes Diabetes -- Myth #6 You Have to Give Up All Your Favorite Foods When You're on a Diabetes Diet -- Myth #7 Carbohydrates Are Bad for Diabetics -- Myth #8 You Can't Eat Dessert if You Have Diabetes -- Myth #9 People with Diabetes Can't Drink Alcohol -- Myth #10 People with Diabetes Can't Eat Potatoes, Rice, Bread, and Pasta -- Myth #11 People with Diabetes Should Not Eat Fruit -- Q&A With Amy Campbell -- Chapter 2: Diagnosed with Diabetes Means Becoming Your Own Nutritionist -- Six Easy Steps -- Counting Carbs -- Meeting With a Nutritionist -- Q&A With Susan Weiner -- Chapter 3: "Best Diets" -- The Paleo Diet Came in at #25 for Diabetes Diets -- What Is the Paleo Diet? -- Is the Paleo Diet Deficient in Any Nutrients? -- What About Carbohydrates and Diabetes and the Paleo Diet? -- Gluten-Rich Neolithic Food -- Are There Any Immediate Dangers for a Person with Diabetes Switching to the Paleo Diet? -- Chapter 4: The Carbohydrate: Good? Bad? Less or More? -- Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs -- Do Fewer Carbs Equal Better Blood Sugar Control? -- Q&A With Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE -- Chapter 5: Eating Mindfully -- Q & A With Megrette Fletcher.

Q&A With Heather Nielsen, MA -- Chapter 6: Going Meatless? Is the Vegan/Vegetarian Diet Right for You? -- How Does the Vegan Diet Work? -- What You'll Eat -- Q&A With Claire M. Blum, MSEd, RN, CDE -- Chapter 7: High Maintenance Holidays -- Dining Out -- Cultural Traditions -- Alcohol and Celebrations -- Fitting Alcohol into Your Meal Plan -- How Much to Drink? -- Best Choices -- Desserts -- Chapter 8: Tummy Troubles: Diabetes and Digestive Issues -- Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, Or GSE -- Facts and Figures -- Symptoms -- Diagnosis -- Diagnosis of Celiac Disease -- Treatment -- Q&A With Ginger Vieira -- Celiac and Depression and Disordered Eating -- Q&A With Nikki Coar -- Chapter 9: What Do I Eat When I'm Hungry? Snacks -- Introducing the Diabetes Life Healthy, Low-Carb Snack List! -- Mozzarella String Cheese -- Popcorn -- Cottage Cheese and Berries -- Whole Wheat Crackers and Natural Peanut Butter -- Hard Boiled Egg -- Edamame (a.k.a., Green Soybeans) -- A Pear (With a Handful of Almonds) -- Sugar-Free Jello -- Hummus and Veggies -- Plain Yogurt -- Sugar-Free Pudding -- Dark Chocolate (The Higher the Percentage of Cocoa, the Better) -- Chapter 10: Eating Right at Different Times of Life: Childhood, Adolescence, and Getting Older -- Feeding Your Child With Diabetes -- Q&A With Karen Hargrave-Nykaza -- Eating During Adolescence -- Nutrition Recommendations for Children and Adolescents -- Eating in the Middle -- Older Adults with Diabetes -- Resources -- Experts -- Real Life Experts -- Websites -- Index.