Value of the method of Cerasi and Luft in checking the progression of metabolic disorders in childhood

: The method of Cerasi & Luft was evaluated after 6 months and 1 yr of dietary management in 7 children with familial diabetes and/or very slight clinical and laboratory symptoms, and one obese girl. There was a marked reduction in the blood insulin area in the obese subject, whereas the remainder of the series displayed stationary pictures. It is felt that the method deserves emphasis on account of its constant evocation of a reproducible response and the possibilities of interpretation that it offers in the field of paediatrics.