EFFECT OF CAROTENE AND VITAMIN A ON PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
- 6 June 1936
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 106 (23) , 1975-1978
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1936.02770230017006
Abstract
In a previous study we1reported the effect of single doses of carotene on the blood carotene of normal and diabetic persons to whom it had been orally administered. In those cases the blood carotene was followed daily for one week after the administration of carotene. In the present study we have observed the effect of the continued administration of carotene on the blood carotene and cholesterol of a group of four normal and four diabetic persons. PROCEDURE Following a preliminary period on a constant diet, during which the blood carotene and cholesterol were determined, three of the normal subjects and three of the diabetic patients were given orally 1 cc. of 0.3 per cent carotene in oil daily for a period of from two to four months (cases 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18). The diets in this group of normal subjects were not identical to theKeywords
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