BASIC PRINCIPLES IN THE THERAPY OF DIABETES
Authors: H T RICKETTS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 December 1952BASIC PRINCIPLES IN THE THERAPY OF DIABETESHENRY T. RICKETTS, M.D., F.A.C.P.HENRY T. RICKETTS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-6-1181 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe objectives in the treatment of diabetes are four:1. To relieve symptoms.2. To achieve and maintain normal nutrition.3. To preserve whatever is left of the insulin producing power of the pancreas.4. To prevent, postpone or minimize complications.There is nothing easier in the practice of medicine than to relieve symptoms in the ordinary uncomplicated case of diabetes. A little diet and a little insulin will do wonders. This is at once a blessing and a curse—a curse because, with the mitigation of thirst and polyuria, many patients (and, I fear, too many doctors) see no reason...Bibliography1. 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