There is still much ignorance and un certainty as to the relative merits of strict vs. free diets, oral vs. injectable drugs, the basic physiologic faults, the useful ness of the sugar tolerance and related tests, etc. Here is a straightforward ex position of the newer insights into patho genesis which are pertinent to the best care of the child with diabetes.
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