Further Observations on Protamine Zinc Insulin in Clinical Diabetes
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One of the main difficulties that the average practitioner encounters regarding the use of msulin in clinical diabetes is the adjustment the proper dosage, on account of insulin having no fixed or standard dosage of its own. The result is that, if proper dosages are not employed, there is either little or no reduction in the blood-sugar level if the dose \s too small, or there is dangerous oscillation in the blood-sugar level, if the dose is too large. The new insulin compound?protamine zinc, insulin?has simplified this problem to a certain extent, not only from the point of view ?f the doctor but also of the patient as well, though those unused to this new drug still betray some amount of pessimism regarding its Use.
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