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- Type of diabetes
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The book is 1901 - J. K. Watson, M D
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An extract regarding diabetes :-
It does not follow that the urine will be free from sugar because all carbohydrates are rigorously excluded from the diet ; for it has been shown that sugar may be formed from nitrogenous food. We can, however, limit very materially the excretion of sugar, by judicious dieting and other treatment. The patient will depend largely for his diet on such articles as milk, cream, butter, all kinds of meats, fish, eggs greens, Brussels sprouts, lettuce and watercress. Tea, coffee and cocoa are allowed. For sweetening, saccharin and an extremely sweet substitute known as saxin are used as a substitute for sugar.
The diabetic must lead a regular and quiet life, taking a moderate amount of exercise and carefully avoiding exposure to cold and wet.
A very large number of drugs have been recommended for diabetes. The most valuable is opium and one of it's active ingredients, codeia, is a favourite and commonly used remedy. Arsenic has it's advocates; it is sometimes combined with opium. To relieve thirst, a slightly acid drink often answers well, such as water containing a few drops of sulphuric acid.
If this page can't be read, please let me know and I will type it out. The whole book is fascinating.
An extract regarding diabetes :-
It does not follow that the urine will be free from sugar because all carbohydrates are rigorously excluded from the diet ; for it has been shown that sugar may be formed from nitrogenous food. We can, however, limit very materially the excretion of sugar, by judicious dieting and other treatment. The patient will depend largely for his diet on such articles as milk, cream, butter, all kinds of meats, fish, eggs greens, Brussels sprouts, lettuce and watercress. Tea, coffee and cocoa are allowed. For sweetening, saccharin and an extremely sweet substitute known as saxin are used as a substitute for sugar.
The diabetic must lead a regular and quiet life, taking a moderate amount of exercise and carefully avoiding exposure to cold and wet.
A very large number of drugs have been recommended for diabetes. The most valuable is opium and one of it's active ingredients, codeia, is a favourite and commonly used remedy. Arsenic has it's advocates; it is sometimes combined with opium. To relieve thirst, a slightly acid drink often answers well, such as water containing a few drops of sulphuric acid.
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