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INTERNAL DISEASES, PEDIATRICS, NEUROLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC METHODS, ETC. A STUDY OF THE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST IN THE OBESE
Abstract
Almost two years ago, while studying the metabolism of a rather obese woman, C 1185, we gave her a glucose tolerance test thinking that perhaps this might throw additional light upon her condition. To this test she responded with a marked hyperglycemia and a decided temporary glycosuria. At that time it was thought that this patient sooner or later would develop diabetes mellitus. With this idea in mind she was advised to change her diet by reducing not only the quantity but the quality of her food according to a prescribed formula, and urged to take outdoor exercise. For a period of several months the advice was heeded, with a resultant loss of weight and great improvement in her physical condition. In about six or eight months after her first visit she developed an acute infection in the left maxillary sinus. Following this she returned to her old habits and before many months she was again the obese, complaining patient. Today she is a mild diabetic.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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