The liver and beta cells function in a negative feedback loop, which appears to have a
predominant role in regulating both the basal plasma glucose and insulin concentrations. The …

In a randomised cross-over study 18 noninsulin-dependent (NIDDM) and 9 insulindependent
(IDDM) diabetics were put on to a high carbohydrate diet containing leguminous fibre (HL) …

Physiological actions of insulin include suppression of fat mobilization from adipose tissue
and activation of adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase. Here, we report measurements of adipose …

In a clinical survey the relation between migraine and menstruation was studied in 142
otherwise healthy women. In 24, onset of migraine coincided with the year of menarche. Of the …

Thirty-eight patients in diabetic coma from four different centres were treated with a continuous
low-dose intravenous infusion of insulin at an average dose of 7·2 IU/hr. All patients …

A new regimen is described for the treatment of diabetic " coma " using small intramuscular
doses of insulin. In fourteen patients admitted with plasma-glucose and blood-ketone-body …

The relationship of body mass index and waist‐hip ratio with plasma glucose concentrations
during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was studied in native Indian (Asian) subjects. …

… HOCKADAY, TDR; CLAYTON, JOAN E.; FREDERICK, ELIZABETH W.; SMITH, LLOYD H. Jr.
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A death in diabetic coma destroys over 21 years of life, on average (Bradley, 1971). The
essence of management is therefore avoidance of the 5 to 15 per cent mortality still reported …

Since the last review on diabetic'coma', which appeared in Clinics in Endocrinology and
Metabolism nearly five years ago (Hockaday and Alberfi, 1972), interest has reawakened in this …