The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-21
WHAT AND WHY 1s DIABETES

WHAT AND WHY 10 DIABETES
In his famous Book for U.
Diabetes" which I have often re.
commended as the best manual o.
guide for one with diabetes, especial.
ly for one Of limited means, Don
II. Dune, M. d. graphically tell
what diabetes Is. A diahetic, says DR.
! Dune, Is one who 10 starving for
sugar. while his blood Is full Of II
sugar piles up In the diabetic'a
blood, because for some reason his
tissues cannot make use Of the sugar
after he gets II. It might DO said
that his bleed sugar rides 'round
and refund on che delivery wagon
instead Of being delivered. (Bold BY
Brady.
In q healthy individual glucose
the product OF the digestion Of
carbohydrate (any form Of starch
or sugar. Is carried In the portal
blood from stomach and intestine
to the liver, there 10 be stored "a
glycogen, although some glycogen ID
stored In the muscles Of the body,
II need for energy is urgent OF
course some Of the glucose tblood.
sugar. may be oxidized or burned
immediately to provide the heat
or energy required. Psychologists
believe glucose Is also o normal
product Of metabolism or digestion
Of protein (nitrogenous materially
and, 10 Q lesser extent, Of fat, and
this glucose Is subject to the same
conditions Of utilization and storage
as Is the glucose from carbohydrate
material.
Here, for the sake OF clear un.
Outstanding, II 10 well TO remem.
Der that every individual has o
minimum daily requirement for
protein, fat, carbohydrate tstarch
and sugar., vitamins and minerals,
to maintain normal body heat,
energy, growth and repair Of the
wear and tear Of ordinary life. De.
ficiency Of any Of the i've essentials,
either shortage In the diet or faulty
assimilation or utilization Of re-.
tention, as Of calcium or phosphorus
or one or more Of the vitamins, Is
inevitably detrimental TO these pro.
cesses.
one who has diabetes 10 not un.
able to utilize starch or sugar but
merely lacks the capacity 10 utilize
such food In sufilcient quantity to
fulfill his daily requirement. The
proper regulation Of his diet does
not therefore mean that he must or
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sugar altogether: on the contrary
II means that he must take oil the
starch and sugar limited capacity
can tolerate. OF course the amount
Of such food the patient should
have daily can be determined only
BY tests Of his carbohydrate toler.
ancc made by his physician. ANY
attempt TO prescribe o diet for one
with diabetes without some such
test Of tolerance, "a guesswork.
The old timers tried 70 eliminate
starches and sugar from the diet
Of the diabetes patient. Physicians
today strive to give diabetes Pc.
tients all the starch and sugar the
patient can utilize, with or with.
out the aid OF inSulin. Or. Dune
informs me that In the next edition
he expects 10 advocate more car.
bohydrate In the diet.
The old timer regarded diabetes
rs an organic disease. Doctors now
think Of Il as O functional nutr!.
tional disorder. n the fasting pa.
tents blood contains Ola per cent
Of more sugar. or 0.i6 per cent Or
more sugar after Q meal, then X
sugar "a present In the urine the
patient has diabetes. Mere presence
Of sugar In the urine, without 70.
gard 70 the amount Of sugar IN the
blood. does not necessarily indicate
diabetes.
QUESTIONS 3 ANSWERS
Ivy Poisoning
VIII you kindly print the instruc.
lions for ifnYnunizing against IVY
poisoning which you gave several
years ago. Also recommend Q rem.
edy for relief Of ivy poisoning.
n. Q. KJ
Answer
Ten per cent tincture rhus toxico.
dendroh ..........,s..'.1o drops
0lycerin ..............". 2 drains
Syrup Of orange, enough 10 make
THREE OUNCES. Take one drop Of
this after meals In water, increasing
by one drop eaeh successive day I'm.
til you take 81 drops end Of the week,
thereafter q teaspoonful once Q day
$as, Ax.,a 49, 8kpAA USAIRa. and thArAaftAf
O teaspoonful twice 0 week through
out the Ivy season.
The best local remedy for relief OF
Ivy dermatitis Is 3 per cent solution
Of iron chloride In equal parts Of
water and alcohol--this Ia cheap,
safe, non-poisonous, obtainabls from
any drugstore.
Most effective remedy for the In.