Foreword A Note from Covenant
Medical Center
Quick & Delicious Diabetic Desserts is written specifically for the diabetic， but
it is an excellent reference for all health-conscious people interested in
adding speed and variety to their meals.
Mary Jane Finsand s other diabetic cookbooks are used and recom- This cookbook is the resource our patients have been waiting for. As
mended by a large number of doctors， hospitals， clinics， diabetics， and diabetes educators， we realize that adherence to the treatment regimen
diabetic organizations because the recipes are medically Sound and eas is increased if it can be made easier and more enjoyable， and this book
prepare For this book， Mary Jane has deve oD~d man，， ne iy to does both.
\" ~- j ~ ，~，u excmng Diabetics are reminded that these dessert items still need to be substi-
ways of using Common products that require little preparation. This cook- tuted into the diabetes meal plan. Fructose or other sugar replacements will
book wiU help diabetics add more variety to their meals， while still fol- raise blood glucose， but because less of it is needed to make an acceptable
lowing their doctor s recommendations， balancing food nutrients，
and adhering to a reduced-sugar diet. product， a smaller increase in blood glucose occurs， as compared to the
Each recipe includes calories， carbohydrates and exchan es effects of sucrose in a similar product. Nevertheless， we encourage dia-
diabetics and others to re~aI g ， allowing betics to perform self-blood-glucose-monitoring to discover what effects
~ulaLe metr rood intake according to their doctor s
these new items have on their blood-glucose control.
recommendations. Please share this cookbook with your own doctor， phar- At the Diabetes Health Center at Covenant Medical Center， we recom-
macy， hospital dietitian， and diabetic organization. I am confident that they
will confirm my high recommendation， mend cookbooks that include nutritional analysis， diabetes exchanges， and
tested recipes， and that have a credible author. We have found this book， as
James D. Healy， M，D.， EA.A.P. well as other cookbooks by Mary Jane Finsand， to meet that criteria.
For more information on the diabetes diet， contact a registered dietitian
at your local hospital.
Mary Steffensmeier， R.D.
Lynette Gersema， R.N.
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo， Iowa
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