A bag full of sugar makes your sodium go down!

For many years granulated sugar and honey have been used to promote wound healing [1,2], especially in the tropical areas of the world. Already by the 17th century the value of sugar in wound healing was reported [3], but also in modern medicine there is still a widespread, though not evidence-based, use and even a revival of sugar and honey use in topical wound care. Both substances have been shown to have antimicrobial and granulation-inducing properties [4,5]. The use of sugar in the treatment of open wounds is not always safe, as we present in a case of acute renal failure during wound care with sugar.