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Greeks Description of Diabetes (BC)
The melting down of flesh and limbs into urine. -
Period: 100 to
The History of Diabetes
Learn about the origins of this disease that affects millions of people in the world today. -
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First Def. of Diabetes (BC)
"Diabetes" to Apollinius of Memphis means to drain more fluid from a person than they can consume. Diabetes in basic terms mean "siphon" or "to go through." -
Jan 1, 1025
Persian Physician's Detailed Description of Diabetes
"In medieval Persia, Avicenna (980–1037) provided a detailed account on diabetes mellitus in The Canon of Medicine, "describing the abnormal appetite and the collapse of sexual functions," and he documented the sweet taste of diabetic urine. Like Aretaeus before him, Avicenna recognized a primary and secondary diabetes. He also described diabetic gangrene, and treated diabetes using a mixture of lupine, trigonella (fenugreek), and zedoary seed."--http://timelines.com/1025/persian-physician-avice -
Jan 1, 1500
Sweet Urine (BC)
Ancient Hindu writings state that people with a mystyerious emaciating disease have urine that attracts ants to it because it's sweet. -
Jan 1, 1552
First Description of Diabetes (BC)
Egyptian physician Hesy-Ra records on papyrus that a patient has frequent urination. -
Thomas Willis Coining "Diabetes Mellitus"
Thomas discovered diabetics' urine contains glucose and he made a clear contrast between diabetes mellitus and diabetes insidipus. -
Linking Pancreas to Diabetic Symptoms
Johann Conrad Brunner removed a dog's pancreas and he observed great thrist and polyuria (abundant urination). The link wasn't made by him, but he recorded this experiment in his research. -
Difference Between Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus
Johann Peter Frank made the differentiation between diabetes mellitus and diabetes insidipus and diabetes mellitus. -
Pancrea's Role in Diabetes
Jon von Mering and Oskar Minkowski identified the function of the pancreas based off a similar experiment conducted by John Conrad Brunner. -
Chemical Deficiency in Diabetics within the Pancrea's Insulin
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer proposed that diabetics are void of a one chemical produced from the pancrease which is insulin. -
Insulin Discovery
"At the University of Toronto, Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolate insulin--a hormone they believe could prevent diabetes--for the first time. Within a year, the first human sufferers of diabetes were receiving insulin treatments, and countless lives were saved from what was previously regarded as a fatal disease."--http://timelines.com/1921/7/27/insulin-is-discovered -
First Insulin Injection
Leonard Thompson was the first diabetic to receive insulin. -
First Insulin Injection
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Type 1 v. Type 2
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AntiDiabetic Effects of Sulfonylureas
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FDA Approves Lilly's Humulin L
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FDA Approves Pfizer's Glucotrol
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FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucophage
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FDA Approves Bayer's Precose
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FDA Approves Sanofi Aventis' Amaryl
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FDA Approves Lilly's Humalog
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FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Glyset
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FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Prandin
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FDA Approves SB Pharmco's Avandia
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FDA Approves Takeda's Actos
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FDA Approves Sanofi Aventis' Lantus
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FDA Approves Daiichi Sankyo's Welchol
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FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucovance
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FDA Approves Novartis' Starlix
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FDA Approves Metformin
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FDA Approves Deltec's Cozmo Insulin Pump
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FDA Approves SB Pharmco's Avandamet
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FDA Approves Amylin's Symlin
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FDA Approves Amylin's Byetta
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FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Levemir
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FDA Approves Takeda's Actoplus Met
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Disentronic's Accu-Chek Spirit Insulin Pump Launches
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FDA Approves Merck's Januvia
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FDA Approves Merck's Janumet
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FDA Approves Medtronic's OneTouch UltraLink Meter
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FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Onglyza
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FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Victoza
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FDA Approves Medtronic's MiniMed Paradigm Real-Time Revel System
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American Diabetes Association Endorses New Aspirin Guidelines for Diabetic Patients
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Tel Aviv University Study Finds Diabetes Doubles Cancer Risk in Women
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Harvard University Study Finds Replacing White Rice with Brown Rice Lowers Diabetes
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Rosemary Dray-Spira Finds Link Between Higher Educational Attainment and Lower Mortality Rates in Diabetic Patients
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Study Published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Finds Drinking Coffee Lowers Risk of Diabetes
