On the use of a diet rich in carbohydrates for diabetes

Abstract

Prior to the discovery of insulin, diet was the only therapeutic option for diabetes. The desire to influence the main symptoms of the disease - hyperglycemia and glucosuria - led to a significant restriction of carbohydrates. Both other food components — proteins and fats — were introduced in one ratio or another, depending on the views of various researchers on the role of these substances in interstitial metabolism and, in particular, in the metabolism of carbohydrates. But, we repeat, the main characteristic point in all these dietary schemes was the restriction of carbohydrates.

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