Diabetes is one of the first diseases described in the world in an Egyptian manuscript from 1500 BCE mentioning “too great emptying of the urine.” Around the same time, Indian physicians had also identified the disease and called it ‘madhumeha’. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes were identified as separate conditions for the first time by the Indian physicians Sushruta and Charaka in 400-500 CE with type 1 associated with youth and type 2 with obesity. The term “mellitus” or “from honey” was added by Thomas Willis in the late 1600s to separate the condition from diabetes insipidus which is also associated with frequent urination.
The disease has seen many researches, inventions, discoveries, medicines, tests and treatments evolving. Knowing about the recent advances of diabetes will help you manage your diabetes as you will be aware of the available solutions. Some of the important milestones in diabetes management are listed below. 2014: New technology introduced that can help you prevent future diabetes complications
Diabetes is one of the first diseases described in the world in an Egyptian manuscript from 1500 BCE mentioning “too great emptying of the urine.” Around the same time, Indian physicians had also identified the disease and called it ‘madhumeha’. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes were identified as separate conditions for the first time by the Indian physicians Sushruta and Charaka in 400-500 CE with type 1 associated with youth and type 2 with obesity. The term “mellitus” or “from honey” was added by Thomas Willis in the late 1600s to separate the condition from diabetes insipidus which is also associated with frequent urination.
The disease has seen many researches, inventions, discoveries, medicines, tests and treatments evolving. Knowing about the recent advances of diabetes will help you manage your diabetes as you will be aware of the available solutions. Some of the important milestones in diabetes management are listed below. 2014: New technology introduced that can help you prevent future diabetes complications
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Diabetes has taken over India like an epidemic. There are 67 million diabetics in India with another 30 million in pre-diabetes group.* However, our internal research says the situation is worse. And while 50% of diabetics don’t know that they have diabetes, the pre-diabetic group is unaware of their health condition which is dangerous.**
Diabetes is a silent killer. #WinOverDiabetesIndia is an initiative by Lifespan to create awareness about Diabetes and its complications and also provide full care for the disease. Lifespan is world’s largest chain of diabetes & cardiometabolic clinics. Join our fight against Diabetes.
