It depends on how much you eat and what your health problems are. If you are not diabetic, there is no problem with a bit of honey. If you are diabetic it's going to raise your blood sugar. I buy fake honey and real honey, but we rarely eat them. According to what type of honey it can be moderate to high on the GI scale.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes/AN00425 Quote:
Generally, there's no advantage to substituting honey for sugar in a diabetes eating plan. Both honey and sugar will affect your blood sugar level.
Honey is sweeter than granulated sugar, so you might use a smaller amount of honey for sugar in some recipes. But honey actually has slightly more carbohydrates and more calories per teaspoon than does granulated sugar — so any calories and carbohydrates you save will be nominal.
If you prefer the taste of honey, go ahead and use it — but only in moderation. Be sure to count the carbohydrates in honey as part of your diabetes eating plan.
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Here is some other info, that suggests it is better than white sugar on insulin/blood sugar levels:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18800887?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17887941?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum