Honey Therapy for Diabetic
Honey therapy for diabetic wounds
1. Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that interferes with the body's ability to process glucose into energy.
The main factors for diabetes are genetic factors, dietary factors and lifestyle factors
Diabetes has become the fastest growing chronic disease in the world.
According to WHO, diabetes is the main cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes and lower limb amputations.
Currently more than half a billion people live with diabetes worldwide and that number is projected to more than double or 1.3 billion people in the next 30 years.
2. Diabetic wounds
Diabetic wounds, also known as diabetic ulcers, are conditions where wounds are difficult to heal due to high blood sugar.
Diabetic wounds that are severe enough can cause gangrene, which is the decay of body tissue due to obstruction of blood flow or bacterial infection
The cause of diabetes wounds is that high blood sugar levels in diabetes sufferers can cause arteries to harden and narrow over time.
That is why the body of a diabetic person has difficulty repairing the damage quickly.
According to research in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2017), high blood sugar levels in diabetes patients can affect the performance of white blood cells.
The weakened immune system of diabetes patients can increase the risk of infection in wounds that remain open and wet.
3. Honey
Honey is a sweet, thick food substance made by honey bees and several other insects.
Honey is formed through regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation.
Water: 20 g Calories: 294 Cal Protein: 0.3 g Fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 79.5 g Fiber: 0.2 g Calcium: 5 mg Phosphorus: 16 mg Iron: 0.9 mg Sodium: 6 mg Potassium: 26.9 mg Zinc: 0.2 mg Vitamin C: 4 mg
In Arabic literature, the use of honey is widely explained for the treatment of all kinds of diseases.
4. Use of honey for diabetic wounds
Quoting a scientific review in the journal Wounds, honey has a number of components that have benefits for treating wounds.
1. Inhibits infection in wounds
Honey contains many antibacterial compounds, including nitrogen monoxide and hydrogen peroxide. The benefits of honey can prevent the risk of infection in wounds.
Nitrogen monoxide works by triggering the body's immune response, reducing inflammation, and inhibiting the movement of bacteria.
Meanwhile, hydrogen peroxide can kill bacteria around the wound area, stimulate new cell division, and trigger the emergence of macrophages.
Macrophages are white blood cells that 'eat' bacteria or other foreign substances that are considered a threat to the body.
2. Speed up wound recovery
The benefits of honey for wounds come from its low pH value, namely between 3.2 to 4.5 pH.
The pH value describes the acidity level of a solution. The lower the pH value, the more acidic the solution is.
When applied to wounds, honey's low pH prevents the action of protease enzymes. This is very important for wound recovery.
Because if there is protease, this enzyme will break down proteins so that wounds become difficult to heal.
3. Relieves swelling
The natural sugars in honey can draw water from tissue damaged by wounds.
This effect can reduce swelling and stimulate lymph flow to the area. Lymph fluid will carry white blood cells to prevent infection.
Not only that, the sugar in honey also draws water out of bacterial cells. That way, bacteria cannot function or reproduce.
Gradually, the bacteria around the wound area will die so that the wound is protected from infection.
5. How to use it
Steps to use honey to heal wounds:
• Wash your hands with running water and soap. Make sure wound coverings, such as gauze and cotton, are clean.
• Apply it on cotton, then stick it on the injured skin.
• Cover the cotton with a clean bandage, then tape the end with plaster so that the honey doesn't spill out.
• Change bandages regularly, this can be done once a day.
• Wash your hands again until clean.
Honey has great benefits in treating minor wounds. Its antibacterial, antioxidant content and pH value effectively inhibit bacterial growth so that wounds heal quickly without the risk of infection.
However, you still need to monitor the development of wounds after using this natural sweetener on the skin.
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