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Sunday, 23 December 2018

history of diabetes from Egypt papyrus, around 30 B.C - 50 B.C.to 1775. December 23, 2018

       Diabetes known for more then 2000 year. Oldest description of diabetes were found in Egypt papyrus, around 30 B.C - 50 B.C. Disease was described as emaciation, extreme weight loss. Patients were thin due to lack of nutrition and subcutaneous fat. The symptom of this mysterious daises was extreme polyurea without pain. Disease was highly progressive and fatal by nature. So, the cause of this disease was assumed to be by kidney weakness and that a drunk was excreted unchanged.
    This understanding was hold about 1500 years.
     Around 600 Ac in China diabetes was disrobed as:
 polyphonia, insatiable hunger, rare deneric obesity disorder;
polydipsia, extreme thirstiness, drinking plenty of water;
polyuria, an abnormally large production of urine and an abnormally large passing urine. In present time this condition is due to diabetes insipidus, diabetes melitus, or use of diuretics. The treatment was recommended: bleeding, emetics, and narcotics, Opi.
     At the same time in India was observed that passed urine was sweet, and disease was named as hiney-urine disease. It was observed that people effected by this disease often had furunculs and TB, consumption as it was named at that time. Also the heredity of disease often were observed and noted.
     The Arab physician Avicenna (980 - 1037) first time noted diabetic gangrene, developed hypothesis of effect diabetes on nervous system, and the role of liver in development of diabetes.
       This is time line of diabetes recognition since ancient times. In 1775 at first time diabetic's urine was evaporated and was discovered sugar in it.
     
      Now we very often read that in past diabetes was rare disease, and every physician treated diabetic only one during his medical practice. Is this really true? Very hard to believe. If this really was true and diabetes was rare then this disease and it descriptions were not mentioned by  ancient  physicians. The matter of fact, it was common and people died due to diabetes. At that time CDC did not collect data how many people died and what caused death. So, now as it is in all medical publications, all can be presented as fact, but in reality it is only art of writing and free performance.
    In present time, as it was predicted by Dr. Joslin there is epidemic of diabetes, and even pandemic. But when we take a look at the streets, we no longer see people with wounded legs, and not too many blind people on our streets.
      The diabetic pandemic and epidemic can be easily stopped with proper treatment and vaccination. In stead of take expensive screening for diabetes those who are at risk to develop diabetes, let it be sugar in blood Vital. Not only drop from finger and use of glucose meter, but with test of A1c. A1c test show not level of sugar at this moment, but average of sugar level in period of three month. This test do not depend of fasting or after meal, and what patient ate today or Yesterday before test. In present time people if they are not diagnosed diabetics are not tested for level of sugar. So, say me, how they will diagnosed and treated?
      In one of his book Dr. Joslin mentioned that his student show sugar in urine when in college they had exam for a few hours. So, to help our kids to be good and healthy in stead of blame them for obesity let give them insulin in time of exams. A small  dose of insulin will help kids to be stronger and work more effective. After exam, if sugar returned back to normal these kids can be in Honeymoon phase and do not take insulin.
     It was also meted that in Winter level of sugar is higher then it is in Summer. So, diabetic's treatment can be seasonal when it is just mild, and almost around normal level. Kids grow, they need more energy to function. In stead diabetic kids, especially those diagnosed with diabetes type 2, have public attention in negative way. Diabetic child, whose nerve system is already effected by diabetes, suffer from depression and panic attacks. This kids need help, not attack because of they do not look pretty and lovely.
     And of cause vaccination. As early as first days of lived infant can be given one or two units of insulin, to activate immune system. Baby had very difficult time going through birth. Insulin, very smal dose of it, will help infant to be healthy and strong in new world.   Now I do have question. When I read books published by Dr. Joslin, I wish to know, what Dr. Joslin know about diabetes, disease he treated all throughout all his medical practice? All these facts were already well known in medical society. Also Dr. Joslin c


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