Abstract
1) Diabetic ketosis and semicoma:
In 34 year old diabetic man with semicoma, ketonemia and hyperglycemia (1400mg/dl), 500ml. of 5% solution of xylitol was administered with 100 unit of Actrapid insulin. Diabetic ketosis disappeared on the next day and diabetic state stabilized.
2) Diabetes with pyelonephritis, high fever and weakness:
In 61 year old diabetic man with high fever and deterioration of diabetic control, 1000 or 500ml of 5% solution of xylitol was infused for a week with some antibiotics and improvement was observed.
3) Diabetes with chronic hepatitis or drug induced hepatitis:
In 39 year old diabetic man and 53 year old woman with liver disease SGOT, SGPT and ICD were improved after the administration of xylitol for one month and three monthes, respectfully.
4) Myocardial infarction with diabetes mellitus:
In 63 year old diabetic man complained of severe chest pain whose electrocardiogram showed infarction curve, 500 or 1000ml. of 5% solution of xylitol were infused for weeks everyday. Parenteral administration of xylitol caused no deterioration of diabetic state and rather it brought improvement of myocardial infarction.
5) Clinical effect of xylitol on surgical operation:
In 58 year old woman and 68 year old man with diabetes mellitus surgical operation were perfomed because of gastric cancer.
500 or 1000ml. of 5% solution of xylitol were infused to these patients before, during and after these operation. Deterioration of diabetic state was avoided.
6) Liver disease without diabetes mellitus:
In 57 year old man with liver cirrhosis ascites disappeared after administration of 10% 500ml. of xylitol everyday for several weeks.
7) Cancer:
Cancer of stomach with liver metastasis and ascites was treated with endoxan 200mg. dissolved in 500ml. of 5% solution of xylitol everyday for one month, and ascites disappeared and SLDH decreased. Passage of meales became easy and he could get up and walk. But 2 months later, his leucocyte count decreased and he died of pneumonia. Xylitol may increase the action of endoxan.
8) Diabetic retinopathy:
Parenteral administration of 20ml. of 10% solution of xylitol for one month everyday improved diabetic retinopathy in 4 of the 11 diabetic patients.
