Low Carb Gluten Free Pizza

[cat_mioux]

Having been diagnosed with diabetes I'm on a low carb diet. But I miss pizza! Not the bought ones (yuk) but my home made gourmet ones with fetta, spinach leaves, onions, capsicums.

But I've found a pizza crust recipe made from cauliflower!

I'm going to make it tonight. Fingers crossed.

Has any one made this before?

[clair.de.lune]

No I haven't. My husband also got diagnosed with the same thing and he made nachos out of pita bread, you almost can't tell the difference!

[cat_mioux]

How is your husband managing his diabetes? I hope he is feeling better.

Pita bread still contains carbs which is converted into sugar. I try to have less than 30g of carbs a day. It's brutal but the diet has decreased my fasting blood sugar from 6.5 to 4.7 in 2 months and I'm feeling so much better.

[clair.de.lune]

Another thing, elly she shreds cabbage for pasta she covers it in bolognese sauce and said it's as if you're eating pasta

[clair.de.lune]

Yeah my husband hasn't got it yet, just an intolerance to sugar which leads to diabetes if he's not careful. He's doing alright, misses some food..

[cat_mioux]

A medium sized pita bread contains approximately 25g carbs. 

[cat_mioux]

Good to hear he is managing it with diet. What foods does he miss?

Cabbage as pasta? What a great idea!

[kengillard]

be careful you don't get it too low cat.   you could have a hypo and pass out.

[clair.de.lune]

He misses meat pies and yeah pizzas and meat pies, big macs and meat pies

[cueperkins]

OP.....you can still enjoyed baked pastries, pies etc...I've just found this for you and a link to recipes.

Need to increase your fiber intake? High-fiber flour and white bean flour offer up to 8 grams per 1/4 cup. Want to up the amount of protein you eat in a day? Soy flour provides more than twice the amount of all-purpose flour. Want to make a cake or cookie recipe more moist and rich-tasting? Try almond meal (it's also much lower in carbohydrate than most flours). And if gluten intolerance keeps you from enjoying most baked goods, there are flours for that, too; mix up your next pan of brownies with a gluten-free baking mix.

Diabetic living - don't know if the site is any good, but it's a place to start.  I love my food, and I cook everything from scratch so I'd be researching diabetic recipes...the other cuisine I'd look at is Lebanese....lots of lemon, olive oil and healthy grains like chick peas.

http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/food-to-eat/nutrition/baking-with-flour-substitutes/?page=2