History of Diabetes

[Burylancs]

Can we have a forum about the History of Diabetes ?

There must be quite a few of us interested in that ?

 

[nonethewiser]

Good suggestion.

 

[mashedupmatt]

This is an interesting summary:

History of diabetes: Facts you might not know

Many people don’t know that diabetes was first referred to over 3,000 years ago.1 And that decades ago, managing blood sugar was much more difficult than it is today. We’ve put together some facts about the history of diabetes that you might not know. There’s a lot to learn, and it’s exciting to...

www.accu-chek.co.uk

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

It’s been recognised as an ailment for centuries (was it the ancient Greeks or ancient Egyptians who would sip urine for sweetness).

And the 17th C’s memorable moniker “the p*ssing evil” which was used as title of a book on the history of diabetes.

A client of mine knew people in the family of RD Lawrence (including his daughter or granddaughter I think?) and gifted me a signed copy of RD Lawrence’s biography “Diabetes, Insulin, and the life of RD Lawrence”. It was a fascinating read!

Lawrence (who lived with T1 himself) and HG Wells between them were pivotal in establishing the British Diabetic Association, now known as Diabetes UK.

 

[Satan’s little helper]

Noticing ants around pee was another clue in the “olden times?” Also in the olden times. Witches gave the sugar sickness??

 

[Eddy Edson]

I think the earliest recorded diabetes treatment is in an Egyptian papyrus dated around 1650 BCE.

The papyrus suggests downing “a measuring glass filled with Water from the Bird pond, Elderberry, Fibres of the asit plant, Fresh Milk, Beer-Swill, Flower of the Cucumber, and Green Dates.”

A bit surprised that I haven't seen any social media grifters trying to sell this, but this is possibly because nobody seems to know what the "asit plant" was & it wouldn't work if you got this wrong (sarc). Or perhaps somebody is busily formulating a keto version (sarc+).

Sickening Sweet

Relics from a lab hint at centuries spent trying to solve diabetes.

www.sciencehistory.org

 

[JimmyBlue]

“a measuring glass filled with Water from the Bird pond

@Eddy Edson any particular Bird pond or can I use the nearby bird bath?

 

[Eddy Edson]

@Eddy Edson any particular Bird pond or can I use the nearby bird bath?

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[Dishevelled]

Good question! You can find the answer & much more simply by hitting the subscribe button & handing over your bank info

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I don't have a cat. Will it work on the mother-in-law?

 

[silver minion]

I don't have a cat. Will it work on the mother-in-law?

Isn't she already a mummy?

 

[Satan’s little helper]

I think the earliest recorded diabetes treatment is in an Egyptian papyrus dated around 1650 BCE.

The papyrus suggests downing “a measuring glass filled with Water from the Bird pond, Elderberry, Fibres of the asit plant, Fresh Milk, Beer-Swill, Flower of the Cucumber, and Green Dates.”

A bit surprised that I haven't seen any social media grifters trying to sell this, but this is possibly because nobody seems to know what the "asit plant" was & it wouldn't work if you got this wrong (sarc). Or perhaps somebody is busily formulating a keto version (sarc+).

Sickening Sweet

Relics from a lab hint at centuries spent trying to solve diabetes.

www.sciencehistory.org

I read they also were into “plastic surgery” too. (Skin grafting after battle injuries?)

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Isn't she already a mummy?

Ba-doom Tish!!