See also: honey or sugar? Nutritional values honey and sugar
The relationship between honey and diabetes is inherent in the "adjective" mellitus, which means just as sweet as honey (referring to the sweet taste of urine).
One of the questions that people with diabetes ask themselves most frequently is whether or not honey is a good alternative to sugar. Although many people are convinced to the contrary, the answer is essentially negative.
Honey is also rich in vitamins, minerals and other substances useful for the body, while sugar brings empty calories, because it is rich in energy but extremely poor in micronutrients. In any case, although they are essential for the good health of our body, these substances are in no way useful for glycemic control.
Ultimately, in diabetes, honey and sugar can be used indiscriminately, according to preferences, but by moderating their quantities; in fact, remember that not only the quality of the food (glycemic index) counts, but also and above all the quantity ingested (glycemic load).
- Glycemic index of honey: 55
- Glycemic index of sucrose (cooking sugar): 61
As explained above, honey is all in all preferable to sugar, even in the presence of diabetes or prediabetes. However, the differences in the body's glycemic response are minimal and honey should therefore be consumed with the same parsimony as sugar.
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- Hypoglycemic crises hypoglycemic
