Ryan Young is going beyond vegetarian dishes or gluten-free options. The Saskatoon chef is creating a diabetic-friendly menu at the Wanuskewin Restaurant.

The changes are personal for Young. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was two years old.

Now 37, Young is slowly trying to educate his staff and customers about the best way to eat if you are diabetic or trying to avoid becoming diabetic.

The Wanuskewin Restaurant prides itself on making First Nations delicacies from scratch such as baked bannock, bison stew and muskeg tea.

Young is using local and regional ingredients to make these meals, but is slowly changing the menu to make portion sizes smaller and incorporating more unrefined sugar.

Young also sent CBC Saskatoon a recipe for braised rabbit.