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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,...

The Packed Lunch Dilemma

Making your own packed lunch gives you control of what we are eating, can be more nutritious and is more economical. Here are a few ideas for healthy lunches on...

Deliciously Simple Roast Chicken

I notice that whole chickens have been replaced with portioned chicken pieces in supermarkets. Portions are quick and convenient to cook but lack the flavour of a whole bird. Why...

Spicy Pumpkin Soup

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

This is a lovely warming soup to enjoy at any time. Pumpkins are low in calories, but high in Vitamins A, C, E and some of the B Vitamins. They...

Chocolate Muffins

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

I’ve chosen this recipe because the ingredients will be available in most kitchens. To make a smaller quantity just adjust the serving size over the ingredient list. Orange muffins cakes are great...

Veg Stuffed Chicken

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

This easy chicken dish can be in the oven in 10 minutes. The vegetables, goat cheese and lemon juice make the chicken moist and flavoursome. Any vegetable that doesn’t take long...

Minced beef and squash

Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 min

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