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Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles, 
DIABETIC BLOOD AND URINE. 
M. Muller observes that the opinion that diabetic blood contains 
sugar has been many times contradicted, because it has not always 
been procurable from it. 
The following are the results of M. Muller’s experiments on dia- 
betic blood obtained by vensesection, and also of the urine ; — 
Twelve ounces of the blood gave 
: 
Oz. 
Dr. 
Grs. 
Chloride of sodium 
0 
0 
24-5 
■ ■ < of potassium 
0 
0 
13 
Sulphate of potash 
0 
0 
9 
Carbonate of potash 
0 
0 
17 
of lime 
0 
0 
6-75 
of magnesia . . 
0 
0 
9 
Phosphate of magnesia . . 
0 
0 
10 
Carbonate of soda 
0 
0 
11 
Phosphate of soda 
0 
0 
0*5 
of iron 
0 
0 
22-25 
Sugar 
0 
1 
5 
Albumen 
1 
3 
27 
Hsematosin 
1 
5 
24 
Liquid fat 
0 
0 
19 
Crystallizable fat 
0 
0 
33 
Fibrin 
0 
0 
26 
Extractive matter 
0 
0 
22-5 
Carbonate of lime 
0 
0 
7-5 
Water 
8 
1 
33 
12. 
Fifty ounces of the urine of the same patient contained : 
Oz. 
Dr. 
Grs. 
Diabetic sugar 
2 
3 
37 
Urea 
0 
0 
H 
Extract of a very disagreeable odour 
0 
5 
40 
Mucous matters 
0 
0 
5 
Gum 
0 
2 
26 
Albumen 
0 
0 
7 
Sulphate of potash 
0 
0 
5 
Chloride of sodium 
0 
0 
13 
.. nf pntasshim , 
0 
0 
3-5 
Phosphate of lime 
0 
0 
6 
Hydrochlorate of ammonia 
0 
0 
8 
Phosphate of soda 
0 
0 
26-25 
— of magnesia 
0 
0 
0-75 
Silica . . 
0 
0 
1 
Oxide of iron 
trace. 
Hippuric acid 
trace. 
Water 
46 
3 
0 
Ibid 
