Frederick M. Allen
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Frederick M. Allen ran the Physiatric Institute in Morristown, New Jersey
and later one in Rye, New York that had an effective early treatment for diabetes. It involved calorie restriction
. The process kept Elizabeth Hughes Gossett
alive until insulin
was available as a therapy.
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
and later one in Rye, New York that had an effective early treatment for diabetes. It involved calorie restriction
Calorie restriction
Caloric restriction , or calorie restriction, is a dietary regimen that restricts calorie intake, where the baseline for the restriction varies, usually being the previous, unrestricted, intake of the subjects...
. The process kept Elizabeth Hughes Gossett
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett the daughter of U.S. Politician Charles Evans Hughes, was one of the first patients treated with insulin...
alive until insulin
Insulin
Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle....
was available as a therapy.