Intuitive Eating for Diabetes: The No Shame, No Blame, Non-Diet Approach to Managing Your Blood Sugar by Janice Dada RDNMy Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
I picked this up having been informed by my GP that I was "pre-diabetic." This turned out to be a bit of a, shall we say, lie. (Ah, the life of a fat woman trying to get healthcare! What fun!) However, this book still proved to be immensely useful by addressing the exact systemic issues that would make a provider tell a person with a perfect A1C and glucose levels to treat for diabetes.
The starting chapters delve into the science behind how diabetes works in the human body, what actually constitutes having diabetes (spoiler, pre-diabetes isn't really a thing based in data) how we test/screen and what treatments are available. This book features a works cited list that fills 20% of the book's volume, so this is the good stuff. The science parts go on to dismantle the weight-centric model that most providers use to treat diabetes. I am always here for the Ancel Keyes slander and discussing Flegal et. al.
Once the book moves into the actual steps you can take to improve your health without centering diet culture, personal anecdotes and real actionable behaviors are introduced. While these suggestions are still very much research based, they feel approachable unlike the advice often given by providers. The intuitive-eating approach is very well explained and stratified for accessibility. While some of it is a little aspirational (yes, we all know yoga and home cooked meals are good for us) the information is scaled so that the reader can identify manageable and realistic changes they can make.
For anyone looking to understand the jargon being tossed around by your GP, aiming for better blood work, or just looking to nourish their body free from diet-culture- this book is a very useful resource.
Published on 01 April 2025 by New Harbinger Publications Inc.
Book #95 of 2024
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