Can you recommend a good diabetic cookbook that also is low sodium?

United States
November 28, 2007 9:11pm CST
My husband is now on a diabetic (plus low sodium - under 300 mg per meal) diet. A lot of the diabetic books I have found don't pay much attention to sodium or the sodium is through the roof. I also want to add that I am not the world's greatest or most creative cook. In fact he loves cooking but now I have to take over. I can follow directions but get frustrated sometimes. What are diabetic cookbooks I should look for that also address the salt problem? (or recipes welcome, too)
1 response
• India
29 Nov 07
Hello houndsgood, First of all let me inform you that it is difficult to go by a book to cook for diabetics.Because it is not possible to measure every thing, everytime. Practically it is not possible. 2nd ly low sodium is nothing to do with diabetic. Low sodium intake is advised only high blood pressure conditions.If your doctor advised your husband to be on low sodium, then it must be for an assosiated problem--please clarify with the doctor. Further please note that diabetic patients can have good food, the diet restriction is, because of insufficent production of insulin a diabetic should not take food in total, but can take food in regular intervals---that also to people who are on total carbohydrate food. If he is on total protein food, there will be very liitle restriction on diet. So, dont worry too much on the diet to be served to your husband, everything should be little less as far as he is concerned. Good Luck and wishing a speedy recovery to your husband.
• United States
1 Dec 07
Actually, hypertension is very much related to diabetes as most diabetics have it. A high sodium intake will increase an already high chance of complications of high blood pressure (heart attack and stroke, mostly). As far as the original post for this thread, a search can be done line for low-sodium recipes and then check the carb content to see if it is within the range that his doctor wants him to stay at for meals and snacks (usually 30-45g of carbs during meals and 15g for snacks).