“Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment. It enables the diabetic to burn sufficient carbohydrates, so that proteins and fats may be added to the diet in sufficient quantities to provide energy for the economic burdens of life.” MayEnergyEconomicMedicineBurdenFatsCuresTherapyDietsSufficientTreatmentQuantityPhysiciansMedicationProteinHormonesDiabetesMetabolismCarbohydratesInsulinBurdens Of Life Author:Frederick Banting
“If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained.” IfsBloodNormalPatientToleranceDietsSugarRequirementsBlood Sugar Author:Frederick Banting