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of severity. In less severe cases, dextrose solutions 

 are injected into the rectum. In the toxemia of 

 pregnancy and the puerperium, and in delayed chloro- 

 form poisoning, dextrose (glucose) may be similarly 

 used. Given by the mouth, this form of sugar is 

 constipating. 



LEVULOSE, FRUIT SUGAR, is known as fructose. 

 A proprietary form, LEVULOSE-SCHERING, is a pure, 

 crystallized fructose absolutely free from ordinary 

 glucose. 



Levulose may be used in just the same way as 

 dextrose (glucose), and it is sweeter than either 

 cane sugar or glucose. It may be given up to 4 or 

 even 8 ounces daily in the wasting diseases of chil- 

 dren, such as malnutrition and marasmus and even 

 in tuberculosis, but it is rarely that over 2 ounces a 

 day are given. 



Many cases of diabetes are able to tolerate levulose 

 when other carbohydrates are excreted as glucose. 

 Each case can be judged by the ordinary tests for 

 glucose (sugar) in the urine. In suitable cases 

 levulose may be used for sweetening the food and 

 drink of diabetics. One or two ounces are used per 

 day, but in severe cases less is used. If diabetic coma 

 seems to be impending, levulose may ward it off. 



BURNT SUGAR, Saccharum ustum, or caramel, is 

 used pharmaceutically as a coloring matter. 



SACCHARIN, BENZOSULPHINIDE, is official as a 

 synthetic sweetening agent. It is used in diabetes. 

 One-quarter to one-half grain will sweeten a cup of 

 tea. Some patients like it, but it disgusts others. 

 Some of these latter will prefer DULCIN, para- 

 phenol-carbamide. These agents are not so much 

 advised as formerly. Most diabetic cases will 



