Breneman & Georges
Method and device for the treatment of diabetes mellitus
 A method and novel hypoallergenic magnetic device for the treatment of diabetes mellitus is provided by the attachment, mounting or implanting to the ear of the subject along with the provision for supplementing the pancreatic hormones of the subject to assist in the maintenance and stabilization of the blood sugar in diabetic patients. The means for mounting or attaching the magnetic device of the invention includes attachment of the magnetic device by adhesives, adhesive plaster and, where the hypoallergenic materials of the magnet permit, implantation. The device of the invention includes novel hypoallergenic magnetic devices preferably of a circular configuration having a magnetic strength of about 100 to 14,000 gauss which is maintained at one or more locations in the ear 24 hours a day to assist in the lowering and stabilization of the blood sugar within a normal range between doses. The device of the invention may include in a kit one or more circular magnetic devices for external use having a strength from about 100 to 9,000 gauss together with a means for mounting the circular magnetic device in the auricle of the ear which may include a diagram and model of the ear illustrating various locations for attachment in the ear to assist in the placement of the circular magnetic device at one or more locations in the auricle of the ear. 
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inventional
Yu
Chen