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