Meat

The best meatballs

Cooking Time: 60

Italian

Meatballs make a handy lunch or dinner. They can be served with roasted vegetables or salad. Alternatively, you can immerse them in a homemade tomato sauce.

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,...

Chargrilled Steak

Well cooked steak is mouthwateringly delicious and has a sense of ‘special occasion’ even when there is no special occasion apart from being alive! With little effort, you can have...

The Best Lamb Koftas

Cooking Time: 1hr

12-16 wooden or metal skewers (wooden skewers have to be soaked in water for at least a couple of hours, to prevent them catching fire on the BBQ. A...

Daube of Beef Provençale

Cooking Time: 1hr 20

Daube of Beef Provençale is a traditional French stew which is an ideal dinner party dish because it can be made ahead and improves by being left for a day...

Lasagne

Cooking Time: 2 hr 45 min

This is a classic lasagne recipe, loved by adults and children alike. The cheese and the lean meat keep carbohydrates in check. It is fairly high in calories but is...

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