Easy to follow recipes with nutritional values - The Artisan Diabetic, Galway, Ireland.

Best Hummus Recipe

This Hummus recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is healthier and more economical than shop bought versions. Chickpeas (also...

Devilled Eggs

This healthy snack couldn’t be simpler to make and there are no fancy ingredients to buy. Great with a salad...

The Packed Lunch Dilemma

Making your own packed lunch gives you control of what we are eating, can be more nutritious and is more...

Caprice Salad

Italian

Caprice salad makes a great starter, a side dish for a BBQ or party, lunch or it can form the...

Hidden Carbs………..

Carbohydrate (carb) counting is a never-ending chore for people with T1 diabetes, unless we eat the same food every day. We...

Chicken Skewers

Cooking Time: 1hr 20

This recipe is healthier than shop bought marinated chicken. You can vary the herbs and add spice if you prefer...

Beetroot salad

Cooking Time: 15

As well as being colourful and tasty, beetroot can lower blood pressure and help the liver to process toxins. This...

Artisan’s Smoked Salmon & Celeriac Remoulade

Cooking Time: 40

This is my version of the dish from the Radisson Hotel in Cork. Smoked salmon has no carbohydrates and is...

Cooked Chicken Salad

It’s important to have a few low carbohydrate recipes that can be cooked for lunch or dinner on days when...

Spicy Chickpea & Cauliflower Salad

This is an all year round salad recipe. It’s great with a plain salad but just as good with fish, meat or poultry. Chickpeas (also known as Garbanzo beans) have...

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Blood Sugar in hot weather

It’s easy to get in a flap when the temperatures soar and your blood sugars are all over the place. Ireland is enjoying an unusually long period of hot weather...

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Bacon and egg muffins

These ‘muffins’ are a change from the usual eggs and bacon. They are filling and very low carb. A great way to start the day which will help keep blood...

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Devilled Eggs

This healthy snack couldn’t be simpler to make and there are no fancy ingredients to buy. Great with a salad for lunch or as a healthy party nibble. The carbohydrate...

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Brain Health & Diabetes

The brain is a very complex organ which is very sensitive to the amount of glucose it receives, so by its very nature Diabetes has an impact on it. Like...

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Creamy Asparagus Soup

This creamy, gluten free, low carb Asparagus soup is great for a special occasion starter or a casual lunch. It’s also quick to prepare.

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One of my favourite ingredients

‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’ Hippocrates I am sharing one my favourite ingredients and why I feel it has contributed to my health and...

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Beetroot salad

Cooking Time: 15

As well as being colourful and tasty, beetroot can lower blood pressure and help the liver to process toxins. This recipe is an ideal for a BBQ, side dish and...

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My favourite and most used ingredients – eggs

Over the next few weeks I am going to share my most used and favourite ingredients and tell you why I think they have contributed to my health and well...

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Chia Seeds

What are they? Chia seeds are tiny, almost tasteless black or white seeds which come from a plant called Salvia Hispanica (Spanish sage), which is a relative of the mint...

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Best Beef Burgers

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Homemade beef burgers are so much nicer and healthier than shop bought ones. You will never eat processed ones again once you have tasted these. They are almost carb free,...

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Smoked Paprika Baked Salmon

A quick and easy salmon recipe which can be eaten hot or cold. Great as a single portion dinner and it’s easy to add extra and have for lunch the...

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Creamy Garlic Cauliflower

Vegetables & sides

The creamy garlic sauce in this dish makes a very rich, low carb and filling side dish. This is an ideal replacement for garlic potatoes if you want to keep...

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Tips to help you avoid or treat colds & flu

Colds and flu season is upon us. They can make diabetes management more difficult than usual. There is a lot of talk about a more virulent flu strain, the Australian...

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Flourless Chocolate Brownies

These gluten-free chocolate brownies will go down a treat with everyone. Great for dessert, with a coffee or as a treat anytime. They are delicious eaten on the day they are...

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Best Hummus Recipe

This Hummus recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is healthier and more economical than shop bought versions. Chickpeas (also known as Garbanzo beans) have so many good things it...

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About

Thank you for visiting “the artisan diabetic”. This is my website about living with type 1 diabetes, which I have for over 50 years. I would like to share some of my recipes and tips with you.

I have learned a lot about diabetes in those years. While information is more readily available today, the changes in food processing and lifestyles has introduced challenges. I hope my site will help you with these.

I am a fan of home cooking but love eating out with family and friends too. I will share some recipes that are good for diabetics but also for people wishing to reduce their or their children’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. These are recipes for good wholesome food and treats that everyone will enjoy.

Carbohydrates are the currency of insulin (for everyone), so you will see a lot of references to carbohydrates on this site. I’m not an advocate of ‘no/very low carb’ diets, but I believe high carb and processed foods are not good, especially for anyone with diabetes.

I have a lot of practical experience of how different carbohydrates behave once they are digested and am currently studying nutrition. I carb count my recipes using the ingredients and brands that I normally use. Even vegetables vary in their carb content, never mind different brands of ingredients, so the nutritional value in the recipes are a guide and will vary depending on the the brands used, the ripeness and variety of fruit and vegetables.

anne@theartisandiabetic.ie

Breakfast	Chicken
Desserts	Fish
Mains	Meat
Salads	Snacks
Soup & Starters	Vegetables