Effects of Mad Honey on Blood Glucose and Lipid Levels in Rats With Streptozocin-Induced Diabetes

Authors: NURAY ÖZTAŞAN, KONCA ALTINKAYNAK, FATİH AKÇAY, FATMA GÖÇER, ŞENOL DANE

Abstract: This study investigated whether mad honey affects blood glucose and lipid levels in experimental animals. It was found that mad honey caused significant decreases in blood glucose and lipid levels in animals with streptozocin-induced diabetes mellitus (n = 10) and controls (n = 10). These decreases may be due to grayanotoxins in the mad honey causing the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas to secrete insulin by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system or M_{2}-muscarinic receptors.

Keywords: Blood glucose, blood lipids, mad honey, streptozocin-induced diabetes

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