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Nonn‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus in an obese former Japanese prisoner of war
Author(s) -
Kerr Harry Davidson
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198809)7:5<709::aid-eat2260070518>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - starvation , diabetes mellitus , torture , prisoners of war , repatriation , obesity , weight loss , insulin , medicine , endocrinology , psychiatry , psychology , history , world war ii , political science , law , archaeology , human rights
Described is a former Japanese prisoner of war who presented with non‐insulindependent diabetes mellitus and obesity. Dietary inquiries revealed a history of starvation, torture, and stress‐related eating present since repatriation. Dietary therapy of his diabetes required modification of his stress‐related episodic eating to achieve weight reduction. In such patients eliciting a history of starvation or torture may be essential in order to deliver adequate and compassionate dietary treatment of the diabetes.