Low-carb diabetes cookbook - has anyone used this?

[Hooty]

Hello,
I’ve just borrowed this book by Emma Porter and David Cavan from our local library, and the recipes look really appetising! I just wondered if anyone has tried any out, and found any particularly good ones, or ones that weren’t so successful. I had a go at the apple and cinnamon muffins which my children weren’t keen on but I liked them..... I think the children found them less sweet and more dense than they were hoping!

Editing to add a link to the book as I can’t work out how to add the photo of the cover that I intended to! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Low-Carb-Diabetes-Cookbook-delicious-diabetes/dp/1785041401/ref=nodl_

 

[TerryNoon1]

Technically, I haven’t used it yet although I have bought one. I noticed that some of the recipes aren’t strictly low carb and as I have just started the low carb diet I want to be more rigorous. However downstream I expect that the recipe book will provide a reasonable balanced diet.

 

[Hooty]

Yes, I noticed sweet potato being used which I thought wasn’t very low in carbs, although lower than standard potato I suppose.

 

[DCUKMod]

@Hooty and @TerryNoon1 - I think we need to remember that as a rule of thumb, "low carb" is under 130gr carb a day, and many individuals, particularly those using a flexible insulin regime can flex their eating, allowing them to take more carbs on-board than those keeping much lower carb..

 

[Hooty]

The meal plans at the back are divided into low-carb and higher-carb, but even the higher one has a total of under 70g carbs per day (with 3 meals). The low carb ones vary from 31 to 41g. I have never properly counted my daily carbs so it would be interesting to work out what I’m actually getting. I do eat some small amounts of higher carb foods depending on how the rest of the day’s food has been or will be, but I’m finding that as time goes on I’m less drawn to these, which is making things easier!