Effect of honey in diabetes mellitus: Matters arising

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Erejuwa, Omotayo O ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti diabetic drugs; Antioxidants; Complementary and alternative medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Honey; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HONEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84908214887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-6581-13-23     Document Type: Note

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