Can diabetics have honey?
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Yes.. Honey is a natural sugar that the body processes easier than refined sugar (the type found in cookies, syrup and candy).
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no i dont thing jaggery is good for diabetics....afterall sugar and jaggery are made of the same sugarcane....\none thing could be good however..have a glass of juice of bittergaurd..it actally cures diabities in the long run...its a little difficult but it really works..
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Herbal treatment of Diabetes is a myth. Because diabetes is incurable ,everyday someone comes with a new herb.Please ignore it.\nSyzyzium zambolanum is the seed whose powder is added to some tea. and it does not work.
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Honey has enzymes in it that are healthy for you.  Sugar is empty calories.  Maple syrup if it is all natural, has some enzymes in it but is not as good as honey.
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Tropicana just came out with a light OJ.  All juice is going to have a lot of sugar in them they do make ligh juices in most things.  My husband is also diabetic and he uses OJ to raise him he's type I though if you are type II you wouldn't need to do that.
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honey is good for you\n Used since ancient times, honey is a natural source of a wide range of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and natural energy. And today, medical researchers are confirming what previous generations have always known—having honey in your diet can help you stay healthy and fight disease.\n\nNatural source of vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids\nHoney comes from natural plant nectars and contains vitamin B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and certain amino acids. It also is a source of essential minerals including calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc. While the amounts are in trace levels and will vary depending on the floral source, honey can be an important and delicious part of a healthy diet.
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i'm not a doctor but my mother is diabetic too. it runs in the family.She drinks sugarblock green tea.it can help bring the sugar level down.Another cure is daun sirih i'm not sure if u've heard of it but its quite popular amongst asean people.
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There's been alot of debate as to the exact cause of diabetes, but the researched I've done seems to be pointed towards excess artificial sugar consumption (sucrose). Fructose and lactose, natural sugars found in fruit and milk are the the healthy sugars and can be consumed without worries. However things that contain "High fructose corn syrup" should be avoided since this is an artificially constructed sugar that bears no mineral benefit, despite the "fructose" label. In a perfect health balance, the only things that should taste sweet to you are fruit, milk, and possibly honey.\n\nDifferent juices may contain a mixture of both fructose and sucrose - it's just hard to tell because production is only required to label "sugar" on the nutrition facts label. The best thing you can do if you are concerned about diabetes is to buy a juicer and juice your own fruit - that way you are guaranteed fresh juice with 100% natural fructose.\n\nI would suggest reading more about processed sugar and its relation to diabetes. If you haven't already read this book, do so: http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Blues-William-Dufty/dp/0446343129/sr=8-1/qid=1164100507/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-5167168-9400121?ie=UTF8&s=books
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Sugar can still be eaten by diabetics as long as you make adjustments in your insulin regimen for it.
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Yes, but you have to take into account how many sugars are involved and adjust your sugar intake for the rest of the day, or adjust your insulin to compensate.
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Diabetics have a pancreatic disorder in which they can not produce insuline.\nInsuline is secreted when we eat all types of sugars. It does not destroy or remove it. It aids the body in utilizing the sugar for energy and storage.\nInsuline injections do the same. It replaces what the body should have created, but can not.\nHowever, there are different types of diabetes. Some people just eat too much sugar and do not produce anough insuline. Those are usually the overwieght. These people can control thier diabetes through a strict diet plan and sometimes not take any meds at all.\nFor those that produce no insuline, it doesn't matter how much sugar you eat or how much you wiegh, you will always need injections.
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Yes, because it feeds the bacteria which cause tooth decay.  But it also can wear out your pancreas so you get diabetes, and make you so fat you get a variety of other health problems, not to mention social ones.  A diet low in sugar is by far preferred.  Also, the more refined the sugar is, the worse it is for you.  So if you must have something sweet, use fructose, honey, and other less refined forms of sweetness.  Better still, break yourself of the habit of expecting things to be very sweet.  Tell yourself it is childish; that you are too old for that.
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For long term survival with diabetes, keeping blood sugars to near-normal levels is the key.  Many diabetics take in too many carbohydrates in their diet, and significantly reducing these can reduce the need for insulin and simplify the management of the disease.
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There are many supplements that will help your diabetes. However giving what they are is not allowed here because of solicitation rules in place. One for example is Grape seed extract for circulation, there is one patented version I prefer that is six times more potent but any will help some.
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They are both natural. Sugar is more practical, but honey has more nutritional advantages as well as being metabolized more slowly.
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No.\n\nType 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease, like some kinds of arthritis or lupus. It requires an inherited susceptibility (traced to certain kinds of HLA antigens), and a trigger. the trigger is usually infection from any of several things, commonly viruses. German measles is one, as are several members of the Coxsackie virus family. During such an infection, the immune system 'learns' to attack cells with certain surface markers, and beta cells have such markers. At least that's the current best idea of what ususally happens. The beta cells get killed (having the wrong markers) and that ends your internal insulin production. Food has nothing to do with it. \n\nType 2 diabetes is more complex. It is strongly inherited, but is also influenced by environment. Those carrying more weight than they should, and the elderly, are more likely to get it. Hence its older names: obesity-related and adult-onset diabetes. It has recently been discovered that fat tissue, especially fat tissue around the abdominal organs (but not on thighs or hips or chins or ...) produce several hormones, just like the endocrine glands. Some of those hormones affect other cells, and one of them makes them  more resistant to insulin. That is, when insulin is present, it's harder for those cells to take up glucose from the blood. This is insulin resistance and it's at the heart of Type 2 diabetes. Some can be treated with diet, exercise, and supervision; some require all that and oral medications as well; some require insulin, perhaps in addition to an oral medication. \n\nObiously, it's not only sugar which can cause fat like this. Overeating anything, perhaps especially fats, can cause weight gain. Ther's nothing special about weight gain from sugar as opposed to weight from the fat in meats. \nAnyone who eats enough to become a little thick here and there has increased their chance of getting Type 2. Lack of exercise seems to be significant as well. So, whether it's sugar or anything else that you eat too much of, you can increase your chance of getting Type 2. \n\nThe only direct effect of sugar is a speculative one. In the extreme pure sugar (or sugar in solution, like a soft drink) will go into the bloodstream very quickly. This will cause a rapid rise in blood glucose level, and perhaps to a high spike in that level. There is some speculation that too many cases of such rapid spikes causes damage to beta cells in the pancreas or to other cells, in such a way as to increase the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes. Thus far, there only suspicions along this line as an experimental study to test this prediction would be difficult to design and carry out. Not to mention expensive. No drug company will finance such a study as there is no prospect of a salable drug resulting. \n\nIt's probably best to avoid 'empty calories' in any case. The classic examples are soft drinks which are basically nothing but flavored sugar water. Check the nutrient label the next time you see a soft drink bottle.
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Type 1 - no\n\nType 2 - maybe.  There are studies which indicate that people who eat a lot of high glycemic foods (sugar is one) develop type 2 diabetes as a result of the constant assault on their pancreas.\n\nYou'd be wise to buffer your sugar with protein or eat smaller amounts several hours apart.