> Ellie Rotunno <[log in to unmask]>:
> >What is your opinion of Aajonus' use of large amounts of honey for recovering diabetics. He himself eats >a gallon a month and claims it is  healing for diabetics in his book.

 Tom:
> The use of so much honey is a bit surprising to me. In Ayurveda, honey is
> the only sweet a diabetic is allowed to consume, but not in large amounts
> i.e., by the gallon as Aajonus does).

> Diabetes begins as a disorder of sugar metabolism, but quickly becomes a
> disorder of fat metabolism as well. As Aajonus's diet is high in natural
> fat (versus the SAD diet that is high in cooked/hydrogenated/artificial
> fat), it may help correct the fat metabolism problems. His diet is
> also low in sugars, unless one eats a gallon of honey a month. In
> particular the diet is low in refined sugars, which will be helpful for
> diabetics as well.

Yes, I eat raw fat, and my lipids profile is very normal and so is my
glycosylated hemoglobin. But I have a slighly damaged pancreas from
alcohol, and after I eat honey my glucose shoots to 270. My doctor says I
have no problem, but another professional on the Paleo list suggested
that the way I eat may 'hide' diabetes, so I wonder if it's safe for me
to eat much honey. Aajonus is also a recovering diabetic, and his clients
also do well on hi fat, low fruit, but they eat honey. I'm still looking
for answers. In the meantime, I'll cut down on honey.

My best, Ellie