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May/2007 On 12 published an article entitled "THE HONEY BEE AND DIABETES" in which he said, quoting doctors and prominent apitherapists that participate in a Schedule Apitherapy about 300 professionals and scholars in the field worldwide, that diabetics should not forgo the consumption of honey. In particular outlined in this article are the opinion of a prominent Argentine surgeon, an expert on Apitherapy, whose approaches most important points to follow:

"... propolis is useful for diabetics, but also very useful as honey, pollen and apitoxin (bee venom) ..."

• "... people with diabetes should eat honey, provided that meets the highest standards of quality, purity, without manipulation or aggregate foreign. Always remember that every diabetic is unique, individual. Each individual has their own needs. "
  sugars of honey:
  levulose (fructose, "fruit sugar"): 38.2% Dextrose (Glucose, "grape sugar"): 31.28% Sucrose (sugar or ordinary table sugar cane): 1.31% maltose and other disaccharides gear: 7.31% higher sugars. ... "Honey contains many compounds that are needed for diabetic (minerals, trace elements, vitamins, amino acids, etc.)."
  
• ".. Honey contains bioactive substances that have similar effects to insulin (increased glucose uptake by cells)."
  
  About this article Lazala Dr. Rafael Fernandez writes another May/2007 17, entitled "Diabetes, BEWARE OF THE HONEY BEE", which shows its total disagreement with the concepts expressed above and ensures "that are not uninformed health professionals that limit the use of honey bees to people with diabetes, as the writer says, feeling compelled to respond in order to" avoid confusion in the more than one million Dominicans suffer from Diabetes Mellitus, believing that honey bees can use it freely, as in the above publication says. "
  
  pinpoint the basic comments and objections Dr. Fernández:
  
  
• "honey bees as simple carbohydrate or rapid absorption is not recommended in any way for diabetics ... .. It is made for 80% of sugars, mainly glucose and fructose, each tablespoon contains about 9 to 12 grams of carbohydrates such "....
  
• "Glucose, monosaccharide content in various fruits and vegetables, also present in honey, honey itself, together with sucrose, rich in sugar cane, beet, carrot and sugar maltose, Malta, Simple carbohydrates are rapidly absorbed or the greatest ability to raise the glycemic index. "
  
• "... The glycemic index is the measure or the capacity of a food to raise blood glucose levels .... there are foods that raise the glycemic index and little other than raise significantly, ... .. the blood glucose levels rise depending on the amount of sugar they contain, and when these sugars are rapidly absorbed or monosaccharides to rise faster blood glucose, which stimulates the secretion of insulin in the pancreas for insulin in turn, further reduction in blood glucose (and thus maintaining the balance). "
  
• ".... Are diabetic, when the pancreas does not produce the amount of insulin needed, or even producing necessary, it meets resistance in cells to convert glucose, and inland consequential glucose in the blood rise, bringing in its wake all severe damage, severe and fatal that happen to a diabetic when blood sugar stays high. "
  
• "... .. people who suffer from Diabetes Mellitus, 55% carbs they should eat every day, carbohydrates should be complex or slow absorption, such as cereal, pasta, breads, rice, beans, corn, barley, rye, oats, tubers, etc., etc. but never get the 55%, or part of them, rapidly absorbed carbohydrates or simple and are contained in the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, described above. "
  
  The controversy highlighted in these articles encouraged me to reopen the discussion among the members of our list of Apitherapy, sending the article by Dr. Fernandez, as the one I knew had been published, so you have access directly to opposing opinions.
  
  considerations and new comments received are of great interest and I have to highlight some, replying to Dr. Fernandez, and enter some details and dimensions, I regret not having failed to take account in the first article and I am sure will of great benefit for diabetics who decide to use a few grams of honey bees pure and quality on their own, something that no apitherapist recommend it, or after having discussed and agreed with your doctor. Dr. H.
  
  Aguirre insists his recommendation to me that honey is not considered a forbidden food for diabetics, reaffirms his view that people with diabetes can and should eat honey and values \u200b\u200bthe appearance in the mainstream press publications such as , in his opinion, contribute "to make known the true consumption of these natural offerings are the products of the bee.
  
  Ratification of Dr. Aguirre supports it, and I quote, on the following facts:
  
  
• "Dr. Fernández unknown-at least not referred in his article, a very important detail in the metabolism of carbohydrates, as is the fact that honey contains substances with insulin-like bioactivity, allowing increased uptake of glucose by the cell membranes, with a consequent fall in blood glucose. Also be known that the concentration of insulin in the blood.
  
• The same American Diabetes Association recommends including in the diabetic diet foods that keep blood sugar by the action of endogenous or exogenous insulin, with values \u200b\u200bclosest to normal (Volume 23 Supplement 1, Recomendations Clinical Practice 2000; Web MD (MeadScape) 02/13/1902).
  
• Honey reduces blood lipids. Being fat metabolism disorder a very common complication in diabetics, perhaps the most serious, it is entirely acceptable indication of consumption of honey by diabetics.
  
• A lot of evidence, and many scientific research, conclude in the words of honey for diabetics.
  
• While it is true that honey increases in blood glucose, logical consequence of the post-ingestion, it is in smaller quantities than table sugar and glucose. It is also descending in blood glucose less time and at lower levels than other carbohydrates, that by their intrinsic insulin effect. "
  
  To this eminent surgeon, apitherapist, "a diabetic diet, depending on your weight, occupation, concurrent diseases, etc .- must be composed of 50% carbohydrates or sugars, 30% protein and 20% fat. When I hold a diabetic should eat honey, do not say you can do so freely. I mention only that: the diabetic can, must, eat honey. That is fairly stated in amounts not exceeding the total sugars that diabetics can eat. So a diabetic may be, replace 40 to 60 gr. foods such as bread, biscuits, noodles, etc. by the same amount of honey. Such a change would be doing a great benefit to the agency because:
  
  
• is a good supply of vitamins, particularly those of group B that so many diabetics suffer from deficiency.
  
• incorporated trace elements such as chromium, so necessary in gestational diabetes, manganese, that diabetics contain only 50% of normal, vanadium and potassium, which increase sensitivity to insulin, zinc, whose failure would origin of many diabetes as it is in all the biochemical process of the synthesis, production and use of insulin. "
  
  says Dr. Aguirre: ".... In my medical school also trained me on the same basis of Dr. Fernandez (you probably do so most medical schools), but then I find other truths which enabled me to improve the quality of life and cure diabetes with the consumption of honey. This leads me to think that, while ignorance is a right (no one is born knowing) the information is a responsibility, especially when we need to fulfill our role. "
  
  I am sending to Dr. Fernández full copy of the comments and observations received from Dr. Ahmed, as it includes, in addition, bibliographic and documentary information on a number of results of scientific research on honey bees.
  
  For his part, Dr. Teresa Rivera Giral, Cuba, also tells us the wisdom of Dr. Fernandez's explanation regarding the types of carbohydrates simple and rapid absorption of honey, but it narrows us following:
  
  
• "For diabetics who produce too much insulin or hypoglycemic hormone, honey is a great choice, but for those who do not produce the hormone that diabetics are hyperglycemic, meaning that the value of blood glucose is high consumption is not recommended groups.
  
• also is known that there is a genetic inheritance to the condition of diabetes, in Cuba this disease has been studied with much rigor as is common in people suffering from it.
  
• may once a day with diabetes can eat a teaspoon of honey, by the energetic action of the same, but for insulin-dependent is not recommended. "
  
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  In the explanation of the controversy over the use of honey by the people who suffer from diabetes, which resulted from the response by Dr. Rafael Fernández Lazala to an article of mine appeared on 12 May, we received the opinion of Dr. Stefphan Stangaciu of Romania, a physician recognized as a world authority on apitherapy, his comments are so extensive and detailed than the destination article, only to present and assess their contribution to this debate.
  
  As did the comments and observations of Dr. H. Aguirre sent him, also, Dr. Fernandez's detailed bibliographical contribution annexed Dr. Stangaciu your comments.
  
  For this master of Apitherapy, the controversy over the usefulness or danger of honey in the treatment of diabetes continues and has continue for many years. .... We believe that this perception may lie in the way, essentially different, in which different health professionals approach concepts as patient-disease-food-food nutrients, medicines, drugs, among many other concepts that point to reveal the true visions, concepts, skills and practices of ill health in a person.
  
  The observations and comments of Dr. Stangaciu are referred to the following, and we quote:
  
  A. "Honey can be dangerous or very dangerous times:
  
  a) people with type 1 (insulin-dependent) if the administration is made out of a hospital, not care, if done in a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of diabetes can be achieved in some cases good results, especially if the disease is at the beginning (when you can expect and Langerhans cells are active);
  b) people with type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) when the value of blood glucose is highly variable (unstable, too high, too low).
  
  B. Honey can be still useful in:
  
  a) people with type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) when the value of blood glucose is stable, with small variations and if precautions are taken VERY IMPORTANT as
  i. honey taken before breakfast, very small amount at the beginning (1 gram) was taken after glucose and glucose has been shown to have an acceptable value (less than 100 MG. For 100 ml.'s serum);
  ii. is removed from the diet, at the same times / days when honey is taken an equivalent amount of carbohydrates in the form of bread, vegetables or other foods, in the end, the amount of carbohydrate ingested should be equal or slightly less than if no Honey takes
  b) In cases with diabetic wounds, the penetration of honey in the bloodstream is much lower than in the case of oral administration, but anyway, to be sure that everything is OK, you should:
  i. make treatment at a specialized hospital unit diabetes;
  ii. you should check blood glucose regularly
  iii. should be eliminated from the diet an equivalent amount of carbohydrates (see above)
  c) In cases with increased insulin and / or dangerous lowering of blood sugar level for several reasons (excessive insulin administration, excessive physical activity or mental, etc.)..
  d) In all cases the application of honey on the skin, to: i.
  treat various skin diseases like eczema, psoriasis, burns.
  ii. to practice therapeutic massage with honey (in cases of respiratory diseases, especially chronic poisoning with soluble toxins, backaches, etc.., etc.).
  iii. for cosmetic purposes. "
  
  For Dr. Stangaciu, there are other factors to be taken into account, when deciding on the consumption of honey by a diabetic, namely
  
• "Every patient / person has diabetes, physiology and if applied pathophysiology and identify all the known in naturopathic medicine and classical can be achieved very satisfactory results, including the prevention of the complications that can be really very, very dangerous.
  
• the best honeys are
  
• honeys with maximum amount of fructose (like honey from acacia);
  
• maximum amount of minerals (like chrome) and flavonoids (such as honeydew honey);
  
• maximum amount of organic acids (a honey more "sour" as citrus honey)
  or maximum number of bitter principles, such as Castanea sativa honey
  
• each patient must:
  
• do much or enough exercise (to burn enough carbohydrates daily)
  
be less sedentary
• not to increase the amount of fat in their bodies and consequently initiate and / or aggravate obesity or cardiovascular disease, type;
  
• take the bee products that have a small or negligible amount of carbohydrates such as royal jelly, bee bread, pollen and propolis, especially, when you take these bee products, such as when taking any other remedy, you should check the level often glycemia, in some cases the effect glicemiante mortgage can be very good / strong;
  
• take herbs (in tea or in powder Ayurveda) which have proven anti-diabetic formulas must be very well indeed individualized, case by case, always remember that there are no diseases but sick;
  
• eat enough fruits and vegetables taste bitter and sour + cereals, to be sure in their diets enough vitamins and other nutrients and cellulose are very important for the functioning of the entire digestive tract of all cells of the body, it is illogical to have the pancreas "happy" but cause problems in the liver, heart, the large intestine, etc. with a hyper-protein food (meat, cheese, fish, etc.), or a refined food, boiling food excess and thus losing the vitamins that protect each other the blood capillaries;
  
• have a very good relationship with diabetologists doctors, especially to prevent and treat complications "
  
  formalized these observations, recordándonos lo siguiente: “…… la miel, como cualquier otro remedio, puede ser un alimento/remedio o una toxina. Todo depende de la dosis y de la manera de administración”.
  
  Se destaca, pues, que los diabéticos hipoglucémicos y aquellos cuyo valor de la glicemia es estable, pueden tomar miel de abejas como una opción para edulcorar, siempre que lo hagan bajo control de su médico y de ser posible manteniendo un control diario de su glicemia; debe ser en pequeñas cantidades y siempre sustituyendo la ingesta de otros carbohidratos.
  
  Al diabético hiperglucémico o insulino-dependiente y a los insulino-independiente con glicemia en sangre muy variable, les queda restringida intake of honey to the guidance and decision from your doctor, and the conditions of his administration.
  
  Finally, the honey used within the parameters set forth in this debate is beneficial for diabetics and more if they consume, in addition, other bee products or what we call Apitherapy cocktail, consisting of pollen (bread bees in diabetics), royal jelly, propolis and honey.
  
  Our final recommendation, we should include it in our first article has to do with the fact that it is for patients with diabetes information and discuss options with their medical treatment and healing that privilege. Most classic allopathic physicians understand that people / patients do not know, do not know and therefore have no opinion about their own health condition. Connoisseurs of the disease and how they are combating. Luckily there are increasingly more people claiming to be their patients are most called to know and have as much detail as possible about the problem that afflicts and the various options available for treatment and cure . This perspective places the sick person as the center of the problem-subject condition and central actor-healing process requires, however, profound changes in the orientation and practice of our physicians.
  
  Dr. Fernandez is my sincere hope that these last two items to remove your concern and at the same time stimulate their interest and curiosity to deepen their knowledge and information about honey bees and their unique conditions of super-nutrients like everyone provides us the hive and possible and desirable use in diabetics. It will be an invaluable additional support for their patients.
  
  take this opportunity to extend the invitation I made to Dr. H. Aguirre to celebrate the accurate and wise axiom of genius Claude Bernard (1813-1878):
  "when we find facts that contradict prevailing theories, we must accept these facts and abandon theories, even when the theories say big names and are generally accepted. "

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