FOOTNOTES:
[137] Allen’s Paradoxical Law, quoted from “Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus,” p. 18, by Joslin.
[138] “Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus,” p. 305, Joslin.
[139] “Food for the Sick,” by Strouse and Perry.
[140] Courtesy of Dr. Joslin and Thomas Groom & Co., Boston.
[141] The giving of coffee or clear broth, with or without whisky, does not materially affect the starvation and serves to make the patient more comfortable during this trying period.
[142] Dr. Joslin has given a very complete schedule in his “Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus,” from which the above schedule is taken.
[143] Hill and Eckman’s “Starvation (Allen) Treatment of Diabetes.”
[144] See 5% vegetable, p. [383].
[145] Table used by Dr. Joslin in his treatment of diabetes mellitus. It is convenient, and many changes in the diet may be made by substituting one food for another of like carbohydrate content. This table can be purchased on cards from Thomas Groom & Co., Boston, Mass.