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WALDO E. NELSON, M.D.; DOROTHY WARD, B.S.

Am J Dis Child. 1938;55(3):487-495.

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Prior to the introduction of insulin, diet was practically the sole factor in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The principle of treatment in the later portion of the preinsulin period was induction of marked undernutrition¹ and employment of diets high in fat and low in carbohydrate.² Since 1922 there has been a gradual transition in most parts of the country toward use of what might be termed normal or average diets. In fact, the aim of treatment of diabetic children has changed from mere prolongation of life to maintenance of adequate growth and normal activity. There are, however, distinct differences of opinion regarding the qualitative and quantitative content of the diet. In the main, the tendency has been toward a more liberal allowance of carbohydrate. Credit for this is due largely to Sansum,³ Geyelin⁴ and Adlersberg and Porges.⁵ With increased feeding of carbohydrate these observers, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CINCINNATI

From the Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine.

Footnotes
A portion of the data was secured at the Camp for Diabetic Children, Glendale, Ohio. This camp was made possible in the summer of 1936 by a small group of Cincinnati citizens and was operated under the direction of the staff of the Children's Hospital.

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