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Show HEALTH ADVICE By Morris Fithbein . te.te, Jeweel al tke Assaclcaa MeJ-, leal AeseeJetie This Is the fourteenth of 30 articles ar-ticles by Dr. Ftshbeln on the function func-tion of the glands in the body. , In the discussions of diabetes that have already been published, mention has been made of thi re-. Utlonshlp of the Islands of Lan gsrhans In the pancreas to the cause of that diaease. The pen ersaa has not only an external see cretlon which goes Into the Intee-tines, Intee-tines, aiding In the digestion of protein, but also an Internal ae cretion which is vital in the handling han-dling of the sugnr by the body. It has been proved that removal of the pancreas surgically result in death within three weeks, be cause of the tremendous increase of blood augar In the body. In ml. Banting and Beat, aided by McLeod and Colllp. were ebie to develop the aecretlon of the Islands of Langertiane in pare form. This secretion la known aa insulin. Insulin 1 now uae4 I have already described, la the control of diabetes. e a e Since these fundamental diseeve eries wsre made, another condi tion haa been found related to the pancreaa which haa to do with, over-activity of thia gland. Instead In-stead M an Insufficisnt amount of Insulin resulting in diabetes, thsre may be too much Insulin secreted by the gland. Thia occurs, for. example, when there Is tumor of uiv iMmcreae or wuch tuvrw im Inflammation with overstimulation. overstimula-tion. In this condition the eon-tent eon-tent of the blood In insulin is also Increased. In mild eases, characteristic symptoms are muscular weakness, aversion to work, dizziness, ravenous raven-ous hunger, palpitation. Irritability Irritabili-ty and sweating. The intolerable and ravenoua hunger is sometime the most obvious symptom. The effects on the mind and on the consciousness are also important. impor-tant. They are exactly the same as those which occur when a person per-son has had too much insulin injected in-jected because of diabetes. In such cases, they may manifest first symptoms like those of drunkenness, drunken-ness, eventual loss of consciousness conscious-ness altogether. When there 1 toe much Insulin In the body the amount of sugar In ths blood fall greatly. Obviously, It Is exceedingly Important Im-portant for a doctor to make a competent examination which wilt indicate the amount of bloed sugar that is present. This Is lm-portant lm-portant because sometimes excessive exces-sive insulin or hyperinsulinism is mistaken for drunkenness, hysteria, hys-teria, or similar mental disturb aneea. In people who suffer regularly with a slight amount of excess of insulin, it is necessary to provide extra sugar. If these people indulge in-dulge in any muscular activity, such as a gams of golf, they must have more sugar supplied during the muscular activity, NEXT: The thyroid. |