{"id":6767,"date":"2022-11-18T19:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/?p=6767"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T05:49:12","slug":"is-honey-good-for-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/is-honey-good-for-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Honey Good for Diabetes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you looking for natural sweeteners that you can substitute in place of sugar? Do you love to have sweeteners, and think including honey in your diet will be helpful? Don\u2019t be so sure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will take a look at whether or not substituting honey in diabetes is a safe idea, how it affects blood sugar, which type of honey is good for those who have diabetes, and more such concerns and questions that you may have about honey, especially if you have diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"tel: 08068507599\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11654 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Diabetes-IVR-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Reverse Diabetes IVR Banner\" width=\"1700\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1700\/400;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Diabetes-IVR-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Reverse Diabetes IVR Banner\" width=\"1700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Honey Good for Diabetes?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such there are no great benefits of adding honey to diabetes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, because honey is much sweeter than the regular granulated sugar that is otherwise used to make food items sweet, you will end up using a lesser amount of honey, which can make using honey in diabetes a good idea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Honey Bad for Diabetes?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When eaten on a regular basis or if not taken in moderation, honey can be bad for those who have diabetes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey in diabetes does not have any real health benefits, and often, if you end up having too much of it, it can have similar negative effects on your blood sugar levels as eating sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping this in mind, it is a better idea that you consume honey in diabetes as less frequently as you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per a study that was conducted over 8 weeks in adults who have diabetes, it was found that consuming honey with diabetes did not have any specific health benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because while the consumption of honey did have some benefits on the weight and blood lipid profile of those adults who have diabetes, there was also an increase in the haemoglobin or A1C levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This suggests that it is important that honey for diabetes should only be consumed in very moderate amounts and should not be had too frequently or too much.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=&quot;col-lg-12 cta-block cta-mob col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nutrition-cta&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;div class=&quot;cta-body&quot;&gt;\n                        &lt;div class=&quot;row&quot; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 355\/250;\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cta-img\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Group-1-2.png\" alt=\"healthy meal plate\" title=\"healthy meal plate\"><\/noscript>\n                <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Does Honey Increase Blood Sugar Slowly or Quickly?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey stands on a lower glycaemic index scale as compared to sugar. While sugar has a glycaemic index or GI score of 60, honey stands at 58. But even a GI score of 58 is not considered very low. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that while honey will not spike your blood sugar levels as fast as that when you consume sugar, honey in diabetes may raise your blood sugar levels, just not as fast as when you eat sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Nutritional Value of Honey<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1 tablespoon of honey, you will find:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calories \u2013 about 64\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein \u2013 about 0.06 grams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugar \u2013 about 17 grams\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiber \u2013 about 0.04 grams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbohydrate \u2013 about 17 grams\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey also contains some amount of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, antioxidants, potassium, zinc, and calcium. But the amount of these vitamins and minerals found in honey is so less and negligible that it does not really make up for any specific health benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Glycemic Index of Honey<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey has a glycaemic index of 58.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Honey Good for Diabetics Type 2?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no great benefits of adding honey to diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, because honey is much sweeter than the regular granulated sugar that people use as sweeteners, you will need to use a lesser amount of honey as compared to sugar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can make using honey in diabetes less harmful than using sugar in diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, as per studies, using honey for diabetes type 2 has no health benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Benefits of Honey in Diabetes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no concrete studies or research to suggest that honey in diabetes is good. However, honey does have some antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that may help those people with diabetes who have a higher amount of inflammation in their bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do keep in mind that there are various other food options and sweeteners that can still do the same with their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties without raising your blood sugar levels as honey in diabetes, and that are much lower on the GI scale. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can always substitute even honey with lower GI sweeteners, such as stevia, which is very easily available these days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>FitterTake<\/h2>\n<p>Consider consulting our expert diabetologists and dieticians onboard\u00a0Fitterfly\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/fitterfly-diabetes-care-plan?utm_source=Organic&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=diabetes\">\u00a0Diabetes Care Program<\/a>\u00a0to know how to identify nad control prediabetes at the earliest.\u00a0You can also directly\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Q3XOZ2\">sign up<\/a>\u00a0for our programme if you wish to know more.<\/p>\n<p>To know if you can reverse your prediabetes, try our Fitterfly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3R0KK79\">Diabetes Reversal Calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also, speak to one of our counselors by just giving us a missed call at\u00a0<a href=\"tel: 08068507599\"><b>08068507599<\/b><\/a>, and we will definitely get back to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will take a look at whether or not substituting honey in diabetes is a safe idea, how it affects blood sugar, which type of honey is good for those who have diabetes, and more such concerns and questions that you may have about honey, especially if you have diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[443],"acf":{"reviewed_by":false,"references":[{"title":"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/diabetes\/expert-answers\/diabetes\/faq-20058487#:~:text=Generally%2C%20there%27s%20no%20advantage%20to,for%20sugar%20in%20some%20recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/diabetes\/expert-answers\/diabetes\/faq-20058487#:~:text=Generally%2C%20there%27s%20no%20advantage%20to,for%20sugar%20in%20some%20recipes"},{"title":"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/317662#replacing-sugar-with-honey-for-diabetes","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/317662#replacing-sugar-with-honey-for-diabetes"},{"title":"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19817641\/","url":"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19817641\/"},{"title":"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diabetes\/cinnamon-and-benefits-for-diabetes","url":"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diabetes\/cinnamon-and-benefits-for-diabetes"}],"author":"","table_content":null,"medically_reviewed":5783,"show_updated_date_in_post":"No","faq_list":[{"faq_question":"How Much Honey Can a Person With Diabetes Have?","faq_answer":"If you really want to use honey in diabetes, make sure that you count the carbohydrates present in honey and count it in the carbohydrate amounts that are allowed for you in your diabetes healthy eating plan."},{"faq_question":"Which Honey is Good for Diabetes?","faq_answer":"If your diabetes is under control, your nutritionist may allow you to have raw natural honey or pure, organic, and unprocessed ones in moderation."},{"faq_question":"Is Raw Honey Good for Diabetes?","faq_answer":"Just like honey, even raw honey in diabetes is not such a great idea to opt for. 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