Patient's question:
Recently, a friend brought me a lot of pure honey from the deep mountains as a gift, saying that I should drink it every day for beauty and skin care, and it's good for the lungs. I wanted to take a lot of it home for my dad to drink, but he has diabetes. I was wondering if honey affects diabetics?Doctor's answer:
First, honey cannot effectively control blood sugar for diabetes, but it does have a certain effect on constipation caused by diabetes. It can promote the excretion of stool and enhance intestinal metabolism. The main treatment for diabetes is through dietary control, avoiding excessive consumption of staple foods, while also appropriately increasing physical activity. When necessary, many hypoglycemic drugs can be used, such as metformin, etc.