Publications [#290925] of Margaret E. Humphreys

Book Reviews

1. Westman, EC; Yancy, WS; Humphreys, M, Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus in the pre-insulin era (1914-1922)., Perspect Biol Med, vol. 49 no. 1 (2006), pp. 77-83, ISSN 0031-5982 [16489278], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/19)

   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.