[Reconditioning of diabetics--a progressive therapeutic method]

The authors discuss an untraditional comprehensive therapeutic method of diabetes where in 30 patients marked improvement of parameters of the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism was achieved. The value of the mean fasting blood sugar level declined from 11.28 mmol/l to 5.28 mmol/l, fructosamine declined from 2.54 mmol/l to 2.01 mmol/l. Total cholesterol declined from 6.93 mmol/l to 6.32 mmol/l and triacylglycerols from 3.69 mmol/l to 2.69 mmol/l. Improvement of the objective and subjective health status of the patients and their better cooperation with health workers suggest ways to be selected in future years for preventive trends of our health services. The interest of patients in the success of the programme signalizes the so much needed active attitude to problems of the subjects' own health.