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Excerpt from Diabetes: Mellitus and Insipidus
In most cases the attention of the patient is first attracted by observing that the calls to urinate are unduly frequent, and that the quantity of urine is greater than the normal. It may also be noticed that the urine imparts a peculiar stiffness to any fabric upon which it has dried. Sometimes the first intimation of the disease is conveyed by eczema of the prepuce or labia, caused by the irritation of the saccharine urine. Very early in the case an abnormal thirst is oh served. This becomes more and more urgent in pro portion as the quantity of urine increases, until the patient is scarcely ever free from its importunity. Throughout the day large and frequent draughts of water are taken, and at night, between calls to cvac uate the bladder and attempts to assuage the thirst, the sleep is broken and unrefreshing, thus adding another to the exhausting influences of the disease. Along with the thirst is developed a dryness of the mouth, amounting in some instances to a burning sensation; at the same time the patient is conscious of a sweetish, fruity taste. The breath has also a sweetish, slightly etherial odor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.