A case of diabetes, with an historical sketch of that disease / [Thomas Girdlestone].

  • Girdlestone, Thomas, 1758-1822.
Date:
1799
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Credit: A case of diabetes, with an historical sketch of that disease / [Thomas Girdlestone]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    omitted by Dr. Rollo, fhould precede the de¬ tail of my prefent diabetic cafe. Capt. M. by his convivial habits, had induced feelingswhich led him to take repeated dofes of two ounces of common purging falts. Some time after that he applied for a heat in making urine, to Mr. Penrice, who firft gave him nitre, and after¬ wards calomel, and the patient thought him- felf well for fome weeks.. Not long after Capt. M. called upon me, and finding by his account the common fymptoms of intempe¬ rance, I ordered him a grain of calomel in a pill, to be fwaliowed every night for fix nights* and limited his quantity of wine to one pint a day, and his diet to that which I thought would be eafiefl; of digeftion* fuch as animal food without any raw vegetables, pickles, pie- cruft, or fweetmeats. I faw him him once or twice within the firft week, and, being in-^ formed by him, that he thought himfelf much better, I only de fired him to repeat one of his pills every fecond, or third night, for two or three weeks longer* and to adhere to his regimen. I occafionally afterwards ufed to meet Capt, M. as X walked my rounds in Yarmouth