History of Diabetes and Diabetes Treatment By Hendrixc@vcsc.k12.in.us 500 First description of sugar in the urine. Jan 1, 1200 1200- Early diagnoses made by "water tasters". Mellitus added to the term diabetes, Latin for honey. Jan 1, 1776 Difference between Diabetes 1 Diabetes 2 identified http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1797 First high fat, high protein diet introduced to individual with high sugar in urine. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1810 First chemical test identifying sugar in the urine developed. Does away with "water tasters" http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jun 1, 1848 Link between glycogen and diabetic sugars discovered. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1869 Langerhans identifies two types of cells in the pancrease. Cells that produce pancreatic fluid and other cells unknown. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1909 The name insulin is used for the unknown pancreatic substance. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1921 Function of insulin discovered. A dog with no pancrease is successfully treated. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1922 Insulin to treat a human is first accomplishe on a 14-year-old boy. Considered a success. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1922 Eli Lilly and University of Toronto finalize a deal to mass produce insulin in North America http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1944 Insulin syringe is introduced to help manage diabetes http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1959 Diabetes 1(insulin-dependent) and Diabetes 2(non-insulin dependent) distinguished http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1970 Insulin pumps are introduced. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1983 The first biosynthetic insulin is produced. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/ Jan 1, 1983 The first insulin delivery pen is introduced. http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-history/