The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-03
SHOULD DIABETICs USE TOBACCO?

A medical colleague offers this interesting con- tributon:
 In a country practice of thirty years I have
 had my share of diabetc patients, and for
 years have noticed that the use Of topacco IS rare among them. In fact can recall only one
 case that of doctor who died in coma; ne
 was doctor who died in coma; he wa. was & vo.
 racious eater and heavy drlnker put ho.
 very heavy user of tobacco
 For about 10 years have been adVlsing my
 diabetes patients to smGRe,nat th s amen nme e as
 we'll now. I believe have observed consist
 ent benefit from it.
 [ do not know whether tobacco has any de-
 finite therapeutic effect on the pancreas or the
 secretion of insulin. The only theory l have IS
 that tobacco diminishes appetite to some extent
 and in that way tends to prevent or to mooer-
 ate the disease. -
 In my experience overeating is the chief
 cause of diabetes, and believe that is why but
 few users of the weed have lt
 Non-users are constantly eating something
 candy fruit etc. Not because they're reaily
 hungry it is regular mealtlme put Just TOT
 something to do or just to satisfy vague craV-
 ms J,N. C., M. D. Our readers will please note that am merely passing along the idea offered by medical col league I hope that we may receive enough let ters from diabetic patients who are or are not tobacco users to give practical data to settle the question. n, One of Dr C's patient first wrote me about 1t some time ago. and requested the corespondent to inform his physician that was interested ana would like to have his views. I have opinion about IL at all But II there ID anything nice to be said about smoking, aside from the innocent and harmless pleasure fel- low, yes woman. derives from 1t so long as ne or she has the habit and not vice versa, I'll be glad to say it next time refer to tobacco or the harm it unquestionably does children or ! adults who use it excessively.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Belly Breathing wish I could tell you what help you nave helped me wonderfully when my blood pressure was so high also I had been relying on | physics for many year. Read your advice | tried but could not wait and would go back to pills-finally madc up my mind to stick 1t out | l did. and for nine months nave not requlreu | anything at all. Two years ago the doctor found | blood pressure high he gave me six months more, and then I'd be helpless in bed he said. Now, IS momnths later. don't know l have a heart and am very well. except that get quite tired at times. which is probably natural at 6S years of age. (S. IT. M.)
 l of namby -pamby folk just can't get up enough pluck to stick it out-they prefer lifelong slavery exercise does help to lower high blood pressure Directions will be mailed to readers who request | Murder Stories am a murder story fan now an expect ant mother My mother believes such readins | will have bad effect. (Mrs K. J.) | Answer-lf you get any diversion or amuse. ment out of it such reading can have no i'll effect believe fair murder. mystery crime | story is less injurious than many of the more pretentious novels of romance or "life. because | the murder story fan never takes the yarn seri- ously, while the reader of some much touted best | seller too often does just that and gets wrong | notion of life.
 Oh, My Hat! Please give your opinion of driving or riding in an open roadster with the top down, on cold day, without 8 hat Is one likely to get sinus | trouble in that way? (J A. O. Answer-Don't make me laugh. son. If had funnv uSu believe me, I'd never again put on a hat unless I had to have it to shade the from | too much to prevent freezing my hair-oil or something. Flaunt your hair while you've got tit won't be for long.