Some information and recipe sites for Diabetics, for you to connect to.

Food sites with recipes that suit the diets of Diabetics. Also other sites that even have Pavlova altered for Diabetics.

............Diabetes Queensland

..........Diabetes Australia (You should be registered here and carry a NDSS card)

..........The New Glucose Revolution Guide

.........Home of The Glycemic Index

.....Supplier of SPELT flours, nuts, dried fruit, herb and spices, baking powder in bulk or small quantities

...Recipes and a great deal of information on thie US site

...Read up on how Spelt flour is good for you

...Allrecipes.com.au recipes from Oz and NZ

...Good site for a variety of cakes

...Diabetic Bread recipes

...From NineMSN site again local recipes

...Womens Weekly Diabetic recipes

...Comprehensive US recipes

...Australian Healthy Food Magazine Recipes

...Taste.com.au for Diabetic suitable recipes

...The Splenda sweetner site for many diabetic recipes. HEY! they have that PAVLOVA recipe

...Kraft Foods recipes for diabetics

NOW a few tips on altering Standard recipes to suit your particular needs.

#1 When you have the recipe, replace any sugars that are there and substitute either CSR Smart sugar or Splenda

#2 Look for Fats such as butter and substitute either Rice Bran, Olive, Canola Oils or substitute canola, Olive oil or Logicol spreads: Logicol having the additional benefit of lowering cholestrol.There is now a Kraft cheese called 'LiveActive' that lowers Cholesterol as well.

#3 Add fibre in the form of wheatgerm, cooked mashed pumkin drained, grated and squeezed/drained zucchini or grated carrots.