Honey Therapy in a Patient Volunteer with Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus: Case Report
J Clin Trials, 3:148, Nov. 2013
We report a patient with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD),
hypertension and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) who volunteered to stop all
conventional medications and use honey as an alternative therapy for almost 11
years.
In spite of persistent hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia,
unexpectedly his blood pressure was controlled, his CHD improved or at least
stabilized, and he did not develop cerebral strokes. Moreover and unexpectedly
he did not develop diabetic ketoacidosis or hyper-osmolar coma. However he
developed micro-vascular complications in the form of peripheral neuritis and
non proliferative retinopathy after 6 and 8 years, respectively.
Although a final conclusion could not be drawn from a single
case, this case study highlighted important questions and observations that
warrant well designed randomized controlled studies to evaluate whether intake
of honey, as a complementary agent, concomitantly with anti-diabetic treatment
has the potential to prevent or reduce both macro-and micro-vascular
complications of diabetes.
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