Published in Diabetes care
A colorimetric test procedure called Mega-Diastix is described for detection and measurement of glucose in urine. The test is designed for use by diabetic patients with imparied vision. Data establishing the performance capabilities of this rapid, convenient test are presented. As an internal standard, the recommended procedure utilizes effervescen...
Published in Diabetes care
Published in Diabetes care
Published in Diabetes care
Published in Diabetes care
Schmidt's syndrome (thyroid and adrenal insufficiency) and concurrent diabetes mellitus represent an intriguing multiple endocrinopathy in children. This report describes an eleven-year-old girl with diabetes of eight years' duration presenting in adrenal crisis. Serum thyroxine was undetectable, and antibodies to both thyroglobulin and adrenal tis...
Published in Diabetes care
Published in Diabetes care
Information on the incidence and nature of the causative organisms in the infected tissues of patients with diabetic gangrene is scanty. Studies in which material for culture was obtained from the presenting lesion reveal multiple organisms in host isolates. No data are available regarding the bacterial flora of the deep infected tissue itself, unc...
Published in Diabetes care
High-carbohydrate, high-fiber (HCF) diets have beneficial therapeutic effects for selected patients with diabetes mellitus. We have treated 10 patients with HCF diets on a metabolic ward and followed them for an average of 15 months while they were on maintenance diets at home. The HCF diets containing 70 per cent of calories as carbohydrate were a...
Published in Diabetes care
Published in Diabetes care
