Abstract Title:
Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus in the pre-insulin era (1914-1922).
Abstract Source:
Perspect Biol Med. 2006;49(1):77-83. PMID: 16489278
Abstract:
Before the discovery of insulin, one of the most common dietary treatments of diabetes mellitus was a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. A review of Frederick M. Allen's case histories shows that a 70% fat, 8% carbohydrate diet could eliminate glycosuria among hospitalized patients. A reconsideration of the role of the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet for the treatment of diabetes mellitus is in order.
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006
