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Diet and Diabetes

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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

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Over the last 2 millenia there have been great differences of opinion on the diets which should be prescribed for diabetic patients. Two thousand years ago Indian physicians advocated high carbohydrate diets rich in unprocessed cereals and legumes for the treatment of type II Diabetes. By the time of Allen, just prior to the discovery of insulin, low carbohydrate, hypocaloric diets were being used. With the advent of the insulin, although less emphasis was placed on diet, carbohydrate restriction tended to persist despite the studies of Himsworth indicating the possible value of increased carbohydrate intake.

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Josse, R.G., Jenkins, A.L., Jenkins, D.J.A. (1986). Diet and Diabetes. In: Radder, J.K., Lemkes, H.H.P.J., Krans, H.M.J. (eds) Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4301-8_11

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