Outlines of Historical Development

摘要: As far back as Egyptian times there was mention of a disease with excessive urinary output and specific plans for treatment were advanced (Ebers papyrus, 1500 BC). The name ‘diabetes’ is attributable to Demetrios Apamaia (2nd century BC) derived from the Greek word diabeinein, go excess, used substantive at that time circle double siphon passage fluid. Other terms antiquity diarrhea, thirst dropsy chamber-pot (hydrops ad matulam). verbal distinction between diabetes inspidus mellitus first made in 18th (William Cullen Johann Peter Frank) well numerous other further varieties. In 1874, Adolf Kussmaul (1822–1902) expression ‘coma diabeticum’ ‘characteristic type death diabetics’. Etienne Lancereaux (1829–1910) distinguished diabete gras maigre, which called different forms treatment. ‘insulin’ coined 1909 by Belgian, Jean de Meyer (1878–1934) hypothetical pancreatic hormone; later, Frederick Grant Banting (1891–1941) Charles Herbert Best (1899–1978) adopted this term after having themselves initially proposed ‘isletin’.