Cas Lek Cesk. 1992 Jun; 131(11): 342-3.

[Folk healing causing severe diabetic coma]

Urban J, BlÃ¡hovÃ¡ E, Smejkal V, AmortovÃ¡ R, KociÃ¡n J.

I. internÃ klinika ILF, fakultnÃ Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha.

The authors demonstrate on the case of a 21-year-old female diabetic (type I), who had been well compensated with insulin for five years, the life threatening procedure of a popular healer. By eliminating insulin he induced severe keto acidotic coma.