On some points connected wit the pathology and treatment of diabetes / by A.E. Wright.

  • Wright, A. E.
Date:
1891
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    ON Some Points connected with the Pathology and Treatment of Diabetes. Delivered in the Theatre of the London University. By A. E. WRIGHT, B.A. Trin. Coll., Came., M.D. Univ. of Dubl. Late Grocers' Research Scholar. Examination of the Question as to whether all Sugars arc the same in their Effect on the diabetic Organism.— Resultant Classification of the Sugars into (a) Innocuous, (b) Hurtful, and (c) Mixed.—Examination of the Con- ditions under which the Hurtful Sugars are Assimi- lated.—“ Assimilation Quantum” and “Assimilation Ratio.—Conditions pointing to Admissibility of Allow- ing some Carbohydrate.—Proposals for giving Maxi- mum of Carbohydrate consistently with Minimum of Sugar Excretion.—Sugarless Milk for Diabetics.— Method of Preparation.—Exhibition of Alkalies in Diabetes.—Indications for in Certain Cases.—Phloridzin Diabetes : resemblances to Human Diabetes.—Proof that the Sugar is Derived from Proteid of Body. Wool- dridge's Coagulation Method, bearing upon Study of Conditions of Venosity of Portal Blood in Diabetes. [After some introductory remarks, in which he referred to the complexity of some of the questions which might be raised, the lecturer first turned his attention to a simpler problem, and continued as follows :—]