A treatise on the employment of glycerine in the treatment of saccharine diabetes and more particularly on the advantageous effects of the anti-diabetic liqueurs and syrups / prepared by P. Garnier, chemist and distiller, Noyon (Oise), near Paris.

  • Garner, P., chemist and distiller
Date:
1875
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Credit: A treatise on the employment of glycerine in the treatment of saccharine diabetes and more particularly on the advantageous effects of the anti-diabetic liqueurs and syrups / prepared by P. Garnier, chemist and distiller, Noyon (Oise), near Paris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Schultzen’s regimen, lias succeeded by this means in curing himself of a very grave case of diabetes, which ordinary remedies could only temporarily alleviate. Thanks to the works of modern physicians, we are now in possession of an efficacious remedy for saccharine diabetes. It is demonstrated that by means of hygienic practices properly applied, and, above ail, by a special alimentation, we may correct, weaken, and even eradicate this disease. But the anti-diabetic regimen, consist¬ ing above all, as is known, in the deprivation of ordinary bread, feculents, and sugar, and the exclusive use of dark meats, either broiled or roasted, together with generous wines and spirituous liquors, is frequently badly supported. This regimen, with which is associated ideas of viscid bread, very soon becomes wearisome, and many patients, tired of its rigours, prefer the chances of a return or of an increase of sug’ar in their urine to a continuation of the depri¬ vation of their favorite dishes. At present, thanks to the indications of Doctor Schultzen, of Dorpat, the severity of anti-diabetic