Diabetes mellitus : an address / read before the Rhode Island Medical Society at their annual meeting, Providence, R.I., June 7, 1854 ; by S. Clapp.
- Clapp, Sylvanus.
- Date:
- 1854
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Diabetes mellitus : an address / read before the Rhode Island Medical Society at their annual meeting, Providence, R.I., June 7, 1854 ; by S. Clapp. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![[some remarkable experiments by Dr. Harley on the artificial production of Diabetes in animals by the action of stimulants injected into the vena porta,] may lead to the perfect theory of this disease, and by this to the radical cure, instead of the palliative treatment of this most interesting disease. (American Journal Sciences, April, 1854.) I should not forget to mention, that very recently Dr. Hassall has published a very valuable paper in the Medico-Chirurgical Transactions on the developement of Torulse in the urine of Dia- betic patients. When sugar cannot be detected by Tromer's test, he has been able to detect, by the microscope, the sugar fungus, and in some cases a higher stage of development. Treatment.—This, after all, ought to be the end and aim of all scientific medical researches. Various specifics have from time to time been recommended, but thus far all trials have failed. 1st. The Permanganate of Potash has lately been proposed by Mr. Sampson. He relates a case in which it appeared beneficial. Dr. W. R. Basham tried it in two cases. During the administration, the amount of urine diminished, but the sugar increased. Dr. Wood of Philadelphia has tried yeast with some advantage. Dr. Gray of Glasgow has tried rennet. These remedies have been tried on the principle that, as they convert sugar out of the body into acid products, they might bring about analogous changes in the stomach. 2d. Those agents that would retard the formation of glucose. Certain substances possess the property of arresting the saccha- rine, vinous and acetous fermentations. These are glycerine, creosote and sulphite of soda. These agents thus far appear of doubtful efficacy. 3d. Opiates. These agents are certainly palliatives, and by diminishing the excitement and irritability of the nervous centres,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21030017_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
