• Checkout these websites with more information:

  • • Diabetes and Nutrition Support Services Newsletter and Recipes »
  • • Carbohydrate Factors; A Precise for Method for Meal Planning  » an incisive article by a leader in nutrition therapy, Dana Armstrong, RD, CDCES.  Dana describes an easy and accurate method for determining carbohydrate content of food beyond label reading.  (do we use this anymore?)
  • •  Diabetes and Diet:  Food can be powerful in preventing and reversing diabetes. However, dietary approaches have changed as we have learned more about the disease. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
  • • Plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals: implementing diet as a primary modality in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.  
  • • Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets
  • • American Diabetes Association: Vegan Meal Planning: 
  • • Low Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemia and CV Risk in Type 2 Diabetes » Diabetes Care 2006
  • • Plant Based Cooking Demo – Recipes » 
  • • Plant-based diet may benefit patients with diabetes – Smart Brief: Plant-based food articles (update title)
  • • Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets » Philip J Tuso, MD; Mohamed h Ismail, MD; Benjamin P ha, MD; Carole Bartolotto, Ma, RD Perm J 2013 Spring;17(2):61-66
  • • Preparing to Prescribe Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment » Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Plant-based eating patterns combined with exercise have been found to improve diabetes control and reduce the need for medication in intervention trials as far back as 1976.
  • • Vegetarian Starter Kit an easy to read and colorful handout for patients interested in learning more about a vegetarian diet. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
  • • Vegan Cooking – Lose the Eggs, Milk and Butter>> This article outlines vegan cooking using flax seed, tofu, soy yogurt, Ener-g egg replacer and bananas.
  • • Meatless Monday Campaign – https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday
  • • Fruits and Veggies: 
  • • VegWeb: https://vegweb.com/recipes/

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  Videos

  • • Dr. Michael Greger’s:  Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death »
  • • Forks Over Knives » feature film which examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods (available on Netflix).
  • • Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn:  Treating the Cause to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease  »
  • • NutritionFacts.org: Plant based diets
  • • Reversing Diabetes » by Neal Barnard (move this up to here, it is a video)
  • • Engine 2 Diet » by Rip Esselstyn (this is also a video)

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  Reading

  • • The China Study » The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell
  • • Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition » by T. Colin Campbell
  • • Breaking the Food Seduction » by Neal Barnard
  • • The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness » by Doug Lisle
  • • The Cancer Survivor’s Guide  » a comprehensive text on the scientific link between diet and cancer, the benefits of a plant-based diet, including nutrition information, and more than 130 easy and delicious recipes.  (free) 
  • • Veggie Nice Recipe Book >> Veggie Nice gives you a month’s worth of meatless main-dish recipes. 
  • • Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Guide for Families by Reshmah Shah, MD MPH and Brenda Davis, RD 
  •  

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  Website Resources

  • • Food for Life, a community based nutrition education and cooking class program »
  • • Dr. John McDougall based in Santa Rosa, California » (has a great newsletter)
  • • Vegetarian Starter Kit (English and Spanish) » whys and how’s of a healthier diet, the New Four Food Groups guidelines, practical tips for beginning a vegetarian diet, and delicious low-fat, no-cholesterol recipes. This has been updated per above.
  • • Nutrition MD – Recipes, resources and nutrition tips »
  • • Plant Based Plate Method » Physicians for Responsible Medicine version of the USDA “Plate Method” which includes low fat, plant-based foods.
  • • The Vegetarian Resource Group: https://www.vrg.org
  • • Food and Plant: Planetary Diet Resources https://foodandplanet.org/
  • • Plant-based prevention of disease organization: https://www.preventionofdisease.org/

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  Take Education Courses

  • • Nutrition Therapy and Exercise
  • • PCRM Nutrition CME (free CMEs)
  • • Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, provided by eCornell.

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  Menus and Recipes

  Menu Planning – 

  • • 21 Days of Menus »
  • • Recipes:  Week 1 »
  • • Recipes:  Week 2 »
  • • Recipes: Week 3 >>
  • • Lainey’s Best Black Bean and Corn Salad »

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The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the diabetes certification exams. CBDCE & ADCES does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the certification exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.

**To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care & Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the CBDCE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of CBDCE Recognized Providers.

• Checkout these websites with more information:

  • • Diabetes and Nutrition Support Services Newsletter and Recipes »
  • • Carbohydrate Factors; A Precise for Method for Meal Planning  » an incisive article by a leader in nutrition therapy, Dana Armstrong, RD, CDCES.  Dana describes an easy and accurate method for determining carbohydrate content of food beyond label reading.  (do we use this anymore?)
  • •  Diabetes and Diet:  Food can be powerful in preventing and reversing diabetes. However, dietary approaches have changed as we have learned more about the disease. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
  • • Plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals: implementing diet as a primary modality in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.  
  • • Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets
  • • American Diabetes Association: Vegan Meal Planning: 
  • • Low Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemia and CV Risk in Type 2 Diabetes » Diabetes Care 2006
  • • Plant Based Cooking Demo – Recipes » 
  • • Plant-based diet may benefit patients with diabetes – Smart Brief: Plant-based food articles (update title)
  • • Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets » Philip J Tuso, MD; Mohamed h Ismail, MD; Benjamin P ha, MD; Carole Bartolotto, Ma, RD Perm J 2013 Spring;17(2):61-66
  • • Preparing to Prescribe Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment » Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Plant-based eating patterns combined with exercise have been found to improve diabetes control and reduce the need for medication in intervention trials as far back as 1976.
  • • Vegetarian Starter Kit an easy to read and colorful handout for patients interested in learning more about a vegetarian diet. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
  • • Vegan Cooking – Lose the Eggs, Milk and Butter>> This article outlines vegan cooking using flax seed, tofu, soy yogurt, Ener-g egg replacer and bananas.
  • • Meatless Monday Campaign – https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday
  • • Fruits and Veggies: 
  • • VegWeb: https://vegweb.com/recipes/

  ---

  Videos

  • • Dr. Michael Greger’s:  Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death »
  • • Forks Over Knives » feature film which examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods (available on Netflix).
  • • Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn:  Treating the Cause to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease  »
  • • NutritionFacts.org: Plant based diets
  • • Reversing Diabetes » by Neal Barnard (move this up to here, it is a video)
  • • Engine 2 Diet » by Rip Esselstyn (this is also a video)

  ---

  Reading

  • • The China Study » The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell
  • • Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition » by T. Colin Campbell
  • • Breaking the Food Seduction » by Neal Barnard
  • • The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness » by Doug Lisle
  • • The Cancer Survivor’s Guide  » a comprehensive text on the scientific link between diet and cancer, the benefits of a plant-based diet, including nutrition information, and more than 130 easy and delicious recipes.  (free) 
  • • Veggie Nice Recipe Book >> Veggie Nice gives you a month’s worth of meatless main-dish recipes. 
  • • Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Guide for Families by Reshmah Shah, MD MPH and Brenda Davis, RD 
  •  

  ---

  Website Resources

  • • Food for Life, a community based nutrition education and cooking class program »
  • • Dr. John McDougall based in Santa Rosa, California » (has a great newsletter)
  • • Vegetarian Starter Kit (English and Spanish) » whys and how’s of a healthier diet, the New Four Food Groups guidelines, practical tips for beginning a vegetarian diet, and delicious low-fat, no-cholesterol recipes. This has been updated per above.
  • • Nutrition MD – Recipes, resources and nutrition tips »
  • • Plant Based Plate Method » Physicians for Responsible Medicine version of the USDA “Plate Method” which includes low fat, plant-based foods.
  • • The Vegetarian Resource Group: https://www.vrg.org
  • • Food and Plant: Planetary Diet Resources https://foodandplanet.org/
  • • Plant-based prevention of disease organization: https://www.preventionofdisease.org/

  ---

  Take Education Courses

  • • Nutrition Therapy and Exercise
  • • PCRM Nutrition CME (free CMEs)
  • • Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, provided by eCornell.

  ---

  Menus and Recipes

  Menu Planning – 

  • • 21 Days of Menus »
  • • Recipes:  Week 1 »
  • • Recipes:  Week 2 »
  • • Recipes: Week 3 >>
  • • Lainey’s Best Black Bean and Corn Salad »

---

The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the diabetes certification exams. CBDCE & ADCES does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the certification exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.

**To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care & Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the CBDCE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of CBDCE Recognized Providers.