My husband is diabetic but he can have natural sugars. It's only a problem with added sugar like that of table sugar.
I bought some honey today but it doesn't show the ingredients.
2007-02-26 08:09:12 · 15 answers · asked by Mrs J 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
It is a natural sugar, a bit higher than regular sugar. limit it to 1 tbs per serving size. It does not mean he cannot have it!! it is all about moderation. Just because you have diabetes does not mean you cant enjoy your foods. Just a taste is safe, ask your dietitian or doctor they will agree!
2007-02-26 08:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-14 16:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is in America, pure honey means the producer can NOT add any sugar. Therefore, it should not have any added sugar. However, if it is imported, some countries allow to feed bees with the sugar syrup which eventually will be converted into natural sugar but if the farmer extracted honey too early the table sugar does not get enough time to fully convert into natural sugar. It is always good to stick with US produced Grade A honey.
I strongly suggest to get doctor's advice before you let your husband have honey. My father became diabetic after consuming large amount of honey in his daily food.
2007-02-26 08:22:52 · answer #3 · answered by purplemollies 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Even though honey is all natural with no added sugars, it is so loaded with natural sugar that it is not good for diabetics. My doctor told me to avoid it completely.
Be sure to discuss any questions like this with your husband's doctors. Maybe talking to a dietitian would help too. Best wishes.
2007-02-26 09:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You seem to believe that the challenge of diabetes is sugar. That is not true.
Cane sugar is a natural product.
It's all about the carbs.I believe Honey has more carbs than pure cane sugar.
You both need to learn how to count carbs and adjust meds accordingly.
I suggest a great doctor, a dietitian and diabetes ed classes.
Read everything you can that was published in the past five years.There are books and magazines.
The patient and his loved ones are in charge of diabetes so educated yourself. Get a book of carb counts and be well.
2007-02-26 09:35:04 · answer #5 · answered by Cammie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No added sugar BUT honey is sugar pure and simple! Just as molasses is a product of sugar cane. The only difference is the bees do the refining. If you add sugar to sugar you get sugar but the label would be misleading.
2007-02-28 02:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by dude_port 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honey all 100% sugar that's natural, but that does NOT mean that your husband can eat it. It will send his blood sugars soaring. You need to get informed about sugars. ANY sugar is bad for a diabetic, think about it, all sugars are "natural" or from organic sources! Sugar is sugar.
Your husband should be steering clear of all sugars and using artificial sweeteners.
2007-02-26 08:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by huggz 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
once you upload milk to green tea, the milk essentially neutralizes the antioxidants interior the tea. that's actual for any tea, actual (and espresso as reliable.) in case you like a wholesome sweetener for the tea, uncooked wholesome honey or uncooked organic palm sugar are the tremendous. you do no longer want well-known honey, considering the undeniable fact that that's been heated (killing any constructive food/enzymes) and filtered (so it does not have the pollen or different clearly-occuring aspects that are incredibly what makes honey wholesome) and is merely as undesirable as uncomplicated white sugar. wholesome palm sugar has a extra molasses flavor to it, and has many maximum serious nutrition and supplements and minerals which you will no longer get in established sugar, in spite of the undeniable fact that it incredibly is tough to seek for out.
2016-12-18 11:25:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're buying pure honey, then there is no added sugars.
Just make sure to look at the ingredients. It should clearly say on the front of the bottle "100% pure honey"
2007-02-26 08:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If your husband is really diabetic he should´t have any sugar, no matter if its natural or not. Most types of sugar gets converted inside our bodies into glucose that is the type of sugar diabetics can´t handle because of the insulin deficiency or malfunction..
Honey is mainly ALL sugar, he should´t have it.
2007-02-26 11:51:27 · answer #10 · answered by L V 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋