The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31

Diabetes cannot be cured by any
drug or combination of drugs known
to science, nor by any bath, or diet, or
other known method Of treatment.
The disease Is not an ACQUISITION.
not something taken by the patient,
not an entity. Diabetes is merely the
name given to the weakness of a
bodily function, namely, the function
OF assimilating certain foods. Since
1t may be. and is due to decidedly diff
1erent causes in different cases--some
trouble In q nerve center of the brain
III one case. and a lesion of the pam
creaS In another-it is plain that anv
treatment purporting to cure diabetes
is not taken seriously,
Scientific treatment will. however.
enable the victim of diabetes to pre-
serve reasonably good health and life
indefinitely.
Fast, Then Right Diet.
The first requirement in the man
aGement Of any case not wholly be-
You'd hope is u fast. lasting from three
TO six or eight days. long enough to
clear the sugar from the urine, and for
"a or ~ hours longer. Then a limited
diet which will support life without
producing sugar in the urine. This is
known as the Allen method, because
worked out by DIR. Allen and associ-
atcs at the Medical Research hospital
Of the Rockefeller institute. though the
Idea was given to US by Guclpa in Eu-
rope years ago.
e.Alkalics may be useful in the first
Few days, especially In cases with a
tendency to stupor or coua-the great
danger of neglected diabetes. The
Inconsistencies is a result Of a acido-
sis--poisoning Thy certain acids de-
rived from fats in the food.
once free Of sugar in the urine, and
OF diacetic acid. the problem is to
teach the patient that he must con-
line himself to regimen consistent
with his limited ability to metbolize or
assimilate carbohydrates Sugars and
starches) and. in a certain degree, fats.
lie must learn how to select Il menu
within the limitations determined in
the study of his case-it varies in diff
ferent patients of course, according to
the individual capacity to asimmilatc
the foods named.
Keep Weight Down.
Here is one important feature.
After the fast the patient must keep
his weight below what Is deemed nor
mai for healthy persons. When one
with diabetes takes on weight the
outlook is serious.
Some of the best things for diabct-
les to eat arc lettuce, spinach. sauer-
kraut. celery. cauliflower. rhubarb.
cabbage. string beans. Brussels sprouts.
CLAIMS. oysters. liver, fish roe, onions,
turnip. squash. carrots. bcets. oranges.
Strawberries, pineapple, nuts, green
peas. parsnips, oatmeal lean meat.
This 10 Easy.
am an office man, 81 years DID, and
have led sedentary life for many
years. During great part of this
time ! have bled copiously from hemor-
rhoids. For weeks at time l will
bleed every day. I suffer no pain. but
often feel weak and lack ambition.
Have tried several physicians and ev-
cry pile remedy my friends have sug-
gcstcd; what shall l do next?
F. F. r
Answer-Try a dose of steel. admin
!stered by a competent surgeon, under
q pleasant anaesthetic like ether or
nitrous oxide. Certainly no other
method will cure you.
A Mere D. or a Skin D.
Win you please suggest which doc
tor Is better to so to. for one afflicted
with syphilis, a NJ. D. or a Skin d.
A. r.
AnWser-The skin manifestations of
syphilis are the least serious effects of
the disease. You should consult a
mere doctor. Don't confuse the word
specialist with the word skilful. Any
licensed doctor may be a specialist in
any branch of medicine tomorrow. if he
wishes. without single hour of spe-
cial preparation. The law does not
concern itself with the line Of practice
q physician follows. AS I have said
repeatedly, the competent specialist re-
ceives his patients from professional
colleagues who desire his expert help.
NORWAY PROTESTS.