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BOUCHARDAT, Apollinaire

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De la glycosurie ou diabète sucré; son traitement hygiénique.

Paris: Germer Baillière, 1875.

Bouchardat used the fermentation test, polariscope and copper solutions for the detection of diabetes; he substituted fresh fats for carbohydrates, advised the avoidance of milk and alcohol, invented gluten bread and advocated the use of green vegetables. This was the most rational treatment for diabetes up to his time.



Subjects: Metabolism & Metabolic Disorders › Diabetes, NUTRITION / DIET