Hi All I have come under a bit of flack for a post a while back where I mentioned that I sold honey to diabetics. In this respect I do not believe it is safe for them to eat it. I understand that honey contains sugars, be they in whatever form, and that this will raise blood sugar levels. I know (it is in my course material for this year) that eating honey if one is on a sugar excluding diet due to reasons of a diabetic nature will in fact raise blood glucose levels. To lower these more insulin will have to be taken, which is really stupid as this will in turn increase the rate at which cholesterol is deposited in the poor diabetics blood vessels etc. But: this does not change the fact that these people have GP's who have either told them it is OK, or have decided to do what they feel like, and hence seeing as I sell a good product which is cheaper than that on the shelves it is bought. One thing I do guarantee, looking back at the post, and I gather this is where people have become confused is that the honey has no added sucrose. By this I mean that I have not personally taken table sugar, dissolved it in water and added it to the honey. There are many people who are not diabetics who are cane sugar sensitive. This is due to the nature of proteins trapped in the sugar, not the sugar itself. (I am of this group) So in conclusion I do not in any way think that a diabetic should eat sugar including that in honey, unless they have consulted with their GP and then told their specialist what he said and follow the specialists advice. Keep well Garth --- Garth Cambray Kamdini Apiaries 15 Park Road Apis melifera capensis Grahamstown 800mm annual precipitation 6139 Eastern Cape South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 3rd year Biochemistry/Microbiology Rhodes University In general, generalisations are bad. Interests: Flii's and Bees. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post in no way reflect those of Rhodes University.