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 49.1 (2006): 77-83. [16489278], [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/04/03)

   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.