Welcome

Welcome to my little unsweetened corner of the world. I hope it will be a place for learning and sharing tips and showing that being sugar free isn't necessarily the misery people seem to assume it would be. In fact it's one of the best things I have ever done. No joke.

When I was recently diagnosed with Insulin Resistance, and placed on a low GI diet and metformin, I was completely bamboozled about the amount of information online and in books - a lot of it was contradictory, and it was hard to know what would be best for me.

I constantly searched for blogs about people with IR, to find out how they managed it, and how they handled their diet. Whilst I have come across some great Low GI cooking blogs, and oodles of healthy nutrition blogs, there was not a blog specifically about IR and how to live a full and healthy life with it. So I decided to try and write one. I expect that this blog will be a mix of recipes, facts and new tips/research that I find interesting.

A key focus will be on living a life without refined sugar, as I have found that this is one of the thing that works best for me in manging my IR and my general well-being. Please note, this was not recommended by my doctor for my IR, nor is it part of the Low GI diet. It's something that I decided to try based on all the research I have done about managing IR naturally - my goal is to get off medication because unfortunately it just doesn't agree with me. I hope to overhaul my lifestyle and diet first, and then cut down the meds. Everything I learn, I will be sure to share here. Please feel free to share your tips and advice with me. My journey has only just begun and I know I have lots to learn!