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Ingredient: Garlic cloves, crushed

Ingredient: Garlic cloves, crushed

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...

Spinach & Feta Quiche

Quiche can be served warm or at room temperature for lunch, brunch, dinner, picnics or with drinks. It can be made the day before and it also freezes well. I...

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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