I have been pre-diabetic for 12-18 months. At the beginning of November, my doctor said I am now diabetic. High cholesterol and triglycerides have long been a problem, and are, in my case, intertwined with the diabetes.
My doctor has, of course, long since prescribed medicines to treat this stuff, but, really, I have trouble staying on top of taking all these pills.
At this point I, I would rather make diet and lifestyle changes to try to deal with the diabetes/cholesterol/high triglycerides. For a while I’ve been reading Neal Barnard’s book on “reversing diabetes” — via a plant-based (i.e. vegan) diet.
I’ve decided to mostly eat a plant-based diet. For several reasons, I don’t see myself becoming 100% vegan — especially because most meals with my family involve meat, eggs, etc. I also like the concept of a 90%/10% diet–90% of the time, eat vegan–and allow myself some “cheat meals”. Hopefully the diet will be successful, and I will be able to reduce the number of medicines I have to take.
I love cooking curry and balti dishes — and so, I am going to cook vegan curries and baltis… Combining what I love, with what will also help my health.
This blog is my journal of the recipes I am cooking–and a scrapbook, of this year’s adventure…
The Vegan Balti 