Dietary Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in the Pre-Insulin Era (1914-1922)

2006/01/29 by Eric C. Westman, William S. Yancy, Margaret Humphreys · 1 voice · 1 citation
Medicine · #Diet and metabolism studies #Diet, Metabolism, and Disease #Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients

paper · doi:10.1353/pbm.2006.0017

openalex publication_date 2006/01/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

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.

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