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Table 2.

Effects of honey on glucose tolerance.

Honey	Dose	Test Duration	Subjects	Physiological Parameter	Effect	References
Basswood (linden) honey	75 g vs. glucose-fructose	120 min	Healthy men 27.7 years	Increase in BGL	↓	[23]
				AUC for glucose	↓ ^a
				Increase in BIL	↓ ^a
				Increase in C-peptide	↓
Natural honey	75 g vs. dextrose	180 min	Healthy subjects 25–42 years	Increase in BGL	↓	[21]
				Increase in BIL	↓ ^a
				Increase in C-peptide	↓ ^a
	70 g vs. glucose		Type II diabetic patients	Increase in BGL	↓ ^a
Sue Bee honey (clover honey) 100% pure	75 g honey vs. glucose	120 min	Type II diabetic patients 50 ± 9.7 years	Increase in BGL	↓ ^a	[24]
Unprocessed Egyptian clover honey supplied by a beekeeper	2.3 g/kg	120 min	Healthy subjects and type I diabetic patients 10.02 years	Increase in BGL	↓ ^a	[25]
Unprocessed Egyptian clover honey supplied by a beekeeper	2.3 g/kg	120 min	Healthy subjects and type I diabetic patients 10.02 years	Increase in C-peptide	↑ ^a	[25]

BGL: blood glucose level; BIL: blood insulin level; AUC: areas under the concentration–time curve; ↑: increase; ↓: decrease. ^a Significantly different (p < 0.05) from the control groups.