dically wrong. I [?]
here at the fountain head until April 1st, anyway, for by that time my
diet will be fully established and the insulin probably stabilized e_
nough so that as I said before, I can live at home and lead a normal
existence with Blanche to take care of my diet. 2240 claories you see,
is as much as any normal person would eat, only, as Dr. Banting says mine
will be divided up differently from the normal persons, mine begin much
more fat than yours and much less carbohydrate, but you see the whole
total of the caloric intake will be the same, and that's what I need. It's
the same principal as if I ate an enormous amount of per cent vege_
tables, I might be eating seemingly a large amount whereas the caloric
value would be almost nothing. Now when I get on that diet I may see to
you to be eating a calossal amount, but in reality I won't be eating any
more than the ordinary person, but my foods will be different, that's all
Oh, it certainly is the most interesting thing I've been in the midst of
for a long time. Why Mumsy when I'm on that diet next year I'm sure I will
be able to do a little studying for when I get my strength and weight
back I will be eating as much as I would normally anyway. That is a most
thrilling thought to me, and to think too, that I'll be leading a normal,
healthy existence is beyond all comprehension. I haven't shown sugar
at any time, since the last time when you were here and consider myself a
very good child. You ought to see the cream I'm taking too_ its 32%,
because it seems you can't get the real 40% anywhere here, but the 32%
is so much heavier than the 20% that it makes a lot of difference, al_
though of course I'd rather have the 40& if I could, but "taint" possible
when I get on the full big diet of mine I'll be taking about a pint of
heavy cream a day if I can find room for it, for it agrees with me better
than any other fat and then whats the sence of taking so much butter when
you have no bread to eat it on. I'd much rather drink cream right down
than eat butter balls right down, wouldn't you? Well I guess I've managed
to tell you all the good news about diets and insulin, so I' will stop
that now and go on to other less important things.
Blanche and I spent the whole of yesterday afternoon out in lovely
Queens Park and had a nice time reading. We went out there after supper until