One-Pot Chili Con Carne

The best thing about this recipe is that it's incredibly versatile, easy to make in bulk and full of all things good for you!

I've just raided my fridge and cupboards and picked up a couple of things from the shop and thrown them together! You'll need some base ingredients but this recipe is one that you can put together on a Sunday afternoon, freeze it in batches and have it during the week if you're tight for time!

I agree, my food photography needs a little bit of work...however...trust me, this was delicious!

Exercising and Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes should not stop you living the life you want to lead and one of the key factors in allowing you to lead a healthy, normal lifestyle is engaging yourself in a good exercise regime.

Carbs are NOT the Enemy

You may have seen that a wrote an article for JDRF recently on the importance of exercise and the benefits it can have on our diabetes management as well as a whole host of other upsides.

This article was published on the JDRF UK Facebook page and received a very good response for which I am very grateful for - being given the opportunity to produce content for a charitable organisation like JDRF is something I am very proud to be asked to do and receiving positive feedback is incredibly humbling. I'll link it at the bottom of this post. 

There was a comment left on the Facebook post that got me thinking however. It was left by someone who made the claim that ALL carbohydrates are bad and that she couldn't understand why Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics go near carbohydrates or sugars at all. 

This got me thinking. 

Carbohydrates have undergone a bit of a bashing in the last few years. It's very "in" right now to be low-carb but a lot of why people choose to adopt this diet approach is often for the wrong reasons. 

What IS Insulin?

As diabetics we're told over and over to have good blood sugar control. This can be managed in a number of ways. A good diet, a sound training regime, reduction in stress but the biggest factor of them all is usually insulin.

But what even is this clear, weird smelling fluid that we artificially inject ourselves with multiple times a day?