Management of the Pregnant Diabetic

Abstract

Towards the end of the 1931-7 period the sulphonamides were just coming in, with a dosage not fully understood, with some dangers overemphasized and others not realized. When one remembers the horrible problems of septicaemia, arthritis, and osteomyelitis, a total of 25 deaths was not larger than one would expect. In 1947 penicillin was becom- ing cheaper and more fully available, and in the intervening years its successors have kept appearing with gratifying regu- larity. In addition, all through this second seven-year period we have had the steady support of readily available blood transfusion-available in quantity to sustain the patient until the specific remedy was found and had time to take effect.