The Naked Diabetic Website is a website that was created by diabetics for diabetics. All of our recipes have been tested and altered to give us the lowest carbs possible, without compromising on flavour and goodness.
My name is tracey and I have been creating and sharing diabetic-friendly recipes for over 35 years. I have had many years of working closely with a diabetic clinical nutritionist and regular involvement with my local Diabetic Clinic.
I have worked with Type 2 diabetics, teaching them how to substitute recipe ingredients with a diabetic-friendly version and how to cook healthy diabetic diabetic-friendly meals
A little about me!
I have been living with living with type 1 diabetes for 52 years. I started creating sugar-free and diabetic-friendly recipes in 1990 out of necessity.
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, there were no at-home testing kits, no insulin pumps, no AIC tests, no carbohydrate counting, and not much in terms of clinical care. My insulin injections were given using a glass needle that had to be sterilized after every use. We have come a long way baby!
Throughout my 52-year journey with diabetes, I have had many challenges and made it through many stages of life. I have experienced teenage rebellion, moving out into independence, marriage to my wonderful husband of 31 years, a full-time career with shift work, had two healthy children and am now fully retired.
I know what it is like to struggle daily with staying in an optimal range and what it feels like to be blindsided by radical changes in glucose levels. The struggle is real!
Throughout my life of living with diabetes, I have:
- Been an avid participant in the Canadian Diabetes Association initiatives
- Attended Diabetes Children’s Camps (currently called D-Camps)
- I have attended numerous nutrition-related classes for diabetics.
- Given birth to and raised two healthy non-diabetic children
- I have had multiple successful eye surgeries for retinopathy, cataracts and excessively dry eyes.
- Been hospitalized twice with DKA
- I have treated my diabetes with daily injections, multiple daily injections, intensive therapy, CGMs, and insulin pump therapy.
- Been employed as a health care aide, for seniors living in a care facility.
- Been involved as a health care provider for seniors living with diabetes.
- Been involved in counselling others living with diabetes and teaching them how to cook low-carb diabetic-friendly meals
- Taught recipe conversion to others wishing to eat low-carb or diabetic-friendly meals.
- I have experienced depression and PTSD
- Experienced the highs and lows of shift work as a first responder.
- Had a full career as a first responder, before my retirement.
I have gone from glass syringes to disposable needles to insulin pens and finally to an insulin pump.
I have had once a day and up to multiple daily injections. Like many others, I went from once-a-month blood work at the hospital to finger picks at home to my current easy-to-use sensor.
I launched The Naked Diabetic to share my recipes with other diabetics. I encourage other diabetics to live a healthy lifestyle and not to be afraid to try new things. Watch for my new cookbook, soon to be released!
The recipes on this website are all diabetic-friendly and designed to give other diabetics opportunities to try new recipes made just for them without compromising taste. Finding Desserts is one of the hardest things to manage when you are living with diabetes. We are regularly adding new recipes to our list of yummy Diabetic-Friendly desserts.
I share all of my recipes on Pinterest. Follow us and save your favourites and always have great diabetic-friendly choices at your fingertips.
I hope you take some time to explore The Naked Diabetic website and keep coming back for new recipes and tips to make living with diabetes a little easier.
