Rating:  - The New Glucose Revolution
This is an excellent book about the "new" approach to diet for those who may have been diagnosed as "pre-diabetic" or with diabetes. Contains extensive guides to foods with a "Glycemic Index" rating to help one monitor the best approach to diet that will help control the blood-glucose levels. Highly recommended. Earl Young
Rating:  - Great Book
This is a wonderful book that everyone should own. Lots of great info. Easy to follow plan for getting & staying healthy.
Rating: - Great reference, poor printing
A fact filled book with tons of easy to understand explanations. This is not a how to guide for weight loss. If you are looking for a turnkey diet this is not for you. If you are willing to read and want to learn why you should change the way you eat then this is a good book.
The publishing leaves a lot to be desired. It is printed on paper that reminded me of comic book paper. Very cheap.
Rating:  - A sales job rather than a 'how to'
I know this book has rave reviews, which is why I ordered it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. But it seems to me that most of the book is bascially meant to sell the reader on the fact that the GI is a worthwhile measure to use to eat well.
It has only "more than 45 recipes"...and its "authoritative tables of GI values" are, for the most part useless. You can find most of the information for the staples listed on the Internet, like those for beans and fruits. Much of the tables include name-brand products that I would never use. For example:
--Under beverages, it lists the values for products like: Trim Advantage, President's Choice.
--Under cookies and crackers: Ancient Grains by President's Choice, Cranberry Orange by President's Choice, gluten-free choc chip cookie, Ryvita Fruit Crunch Crispbread, Wheat and Sesame Snack Crackers by President's Choice.
--Dairy: Frozen Yogurt, Mochaccino, President's Choice; for many individual flavors of Yoplait yogurt.
I bought this book to learn how to eat lower GI foods. I struggled through the first many chapters of the authors trying to convince me that GI is an acceptable measure.
If you're looking for a way to integrate the GI index into your lifestyle, I don't think this book is it -- a cookbook or comprehensive book listing GI values of foods ONLY might be better. If, however, you know nothing about the GI index, this book might prove useful.
Rating: - The New Glucose Revolution
Recently I was diagnosed with prediabetes and attended a diabetes seminar on nutrition. As a longtime member of the health profession I thought I was fairly knowledgeable in the field of nutrition. Wrong again! The information in this book is easily readable and is guaranteed to change your eating habits if you have insulin resistance or any type of blood glucose problems. By following the practical information in this book I have brought my readings back to the normal range. Some of the information in this book was very surprising and unexpected. The authors give practical information that is usable. This is not a typical diet book or one that promotes new herbal or chemical miracles. My nutritionist said the glycemic index is the wave of the future. I belive it.
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