Can Diabetes Have Honey?
If you have type 2 diabetes or are at high risk for it, you might have heard claims that honey may be better for you than other sweeteners. But while honey may have some health benefits, it’s still a source of simple sugar and carbohydrates. And if you have diabetes, you need to count your carbohydrates throughout the day, especially if you’re using medication like insulin. Here’s what you need to know before you decide how you should handle honey in your diet.
Is Honey Different From Other Sweeteners?
Honey is a sweetener. It’s also called an “added sugar” on food labels because it isn’t naturally part of other foods. Instead, you add it to food in order to sweeten it. Honey is a source of carbohydrates. Those carbohydrates mostly come from glucose and fructose, which are simple sugars.
Per tablespoon, honey has:
64 calories
17 grams of sugar
17 grams of carbohydrates
0.06 grams of protein
0.04 grams of fiber
It also contains vitamins and minerals like potassium, calcium, zinc, and vitamin C, and antioxidants. But not in amounts that are significant, so don’t look to honey as a major source of these nutrients.
I found this at WebMD
it is a good article so I am retweeting it
SEE THIS LINK FOR THE whole STORY
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/honey-diabetes
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