The dietetic treatment of diabetes / by B.D. Basu.

  • Baman Das Basu
Date:
1909
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Credit: The dietetic treatment of diabetes / by B.D. Basu. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Had we known tke true pathology of Diabetes Mellitus, we should have been perhaps in a position to treat it more properly than we can at present. It is with the i3resent-day pliysicians customary , to divide cases of Diabetes Mellitus Mild and severe forms of Diabetes Mel- into (1) the mild and (2) the severe litus. tor ms. By chemical examination of the urine as suggested by Gerhardt,' and test diet such as that of Von Noorden,! attempts have been made to * Gerhardt’s test consists in the testing of the suspected urine with a solution of perchloride of iron; if diacetic acid is present, then a claret coloration is produced, the intensity of which depends on the severity of the ease This reaction is also produced when salicylates, aspirin or antipyrin are voided by the urine. So these drugs should de discoutiniied before examining the urine to determine the form of diabetes. t This is meant for the recoguition and estimation of the assimilative capacity for carbo-hydrates. Von Noorden says :— “ Of all the foodstuffs, carbo-hydrates exert the greatest influence upon the glj'^cosuria. It is essential in every case to determine the x>recise amount of carbo-hydrates which the patient can tolerate. We call this the ioleratwg power of the individual. * “ I divide the foods into two groups :— 1. Principal articles of diet. These include substances whicli are practically free from carbo-hydrates. Foods and drinks of this group form the basis of the three meals a day. 2. Accessory articles of diet. These include substances which contain carbo-hydrates. * * For the purpose of the test diet I always at first choose white bread, and of this I commence with 100 grammes per day, 50 grammes for breakfast and 50 grammes for iuncli.
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