The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-03

thinks whiskey is good for him, al. though he doesn't take any beer on account of the sugar in 1t. I feai he is drinking too much. One or two drinks may be all right, but he takes much more than that. I am sure he will follow your advice (Mrs. D. W.
 Formerly, in the starvation" or fasting treatment, from one to two ounces of whiskey, brandy, rum or gin was sometimes prescribed to furnish some calories (about 200 calories in the burning of the alco- hol in two ounces of one of the liquors named), but the practice wal discarded when 1t was found that alcohol produces return of sugar in the urine when taken in Quan- titles exceeding the patients calorie tolerance.
 For good reasons, physicians skill cd in the management of diabetes seldom prescribe or permit the pa tent to take alcohol. It is likely tc bring on protracted alcoholic neu- ritis. Patients with such @ chronic disease gre likely to contract dan gerous habit. If c diabetes patient who happens to have taken Q drink or two suffers either insulin shock or diabetic coma bystanders are likely to mistake his condition for xication-which might mean fatal neglect. Finally, in everyday practice 1t seems that patients get along best without alcohol.
 Now, Madam, before your husband dismisses me as his long distance health advisor, let me offer a sug- gestion which can do no harm and may do much good. Numerous in. Vestigators have found that an ade. quate ration of vitamin B promotes carbohydrate metabolisTn. Vitanit B may be fairly called poor mana insulin." That is to say, Q libera daily intake of vitamin B has ar effect comparable with that of ( few units of insulin. Patients who receive sufficient vitainin B require less insulin to keep them sugar free
 Of course most if not all 1atura sources of vitamin B contain moro or less starch or sugar, and any thing of the sort the diabetes pa tient takes must be carefully com puted in the diet, and 50 the attend ing physician should advise how best to get vitamin B or approve the form in which the patient pur' poses to take 1t.
 Vitamin B Is rather beneficial tt the heart muscle and to the muscle of the ailmentary tract, and an ade' quate daily intake tends to main tain good circulation and vigoreul digestion.
 Pure wheat germ is the riches known source of vitamin B, contain ing about 13 units to the gram ol S54 to the ounce. But wheat germ contains about 4os1 carbohydrate.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Stop That SlOuchins
 My older sister, who is an actress and now my dressmaker, tells m' III never SeC huyWHcFS hSCHusS am so slouchy. I guess l have bad habit of sluinping down. don't know why, for have alway had excellent heAlth... (Miss R.O.6.
 Answer-Do the Last Brady Sym phony night and morning. Send ter cents coin and stamped envelop' bearing your address for ccmplet' words and music. Trouble is you education was sadly neglected. You physical education.
 Low Temperature
 What is cause of temperatur' constantly below norinal-I nevel find it above STA, more often arount 97. (M.C.B)
 Answer-Inaccurate thermometer most likely. Hypothyroidism com monIy accounts for sub-normal tenn perature. Advise you to give ther' Inometer to physician or nurse oI throw 1t in ash cen.
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