title: The jubilees of the discovery of insulin & glycemic index: where conventional meets complementary medicine in the management of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This year we marked two important jubilees in the management of diabetes mellitus: one is the discovery of insulin 90 years ago and the other one is the introduction of the Glycemic Index, 60 years later, both originated at the University of Toronto, Canada. Both discoveries can help to improve diabetes tremendously and thus have contributed to the advancement of management of this troubling disease the incidence of which continues to climb at a staggering rate.
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, Dubrava University Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Zagreb, Croatia. drahelic@kbd.hr
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rahelić
authors.forename: Velimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bozikov
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matić
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vuksan
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin