Do you know the origins of diabetes mellitus???

Diabetes mellitus actually comes from the Greek word "diabainein" which means "to pass through," and the Latin word "mellitus" meaning "sweetened with honey." Previously, an Egyptian papyrus and Greek Physician Aretaeus have mention a rare disease with several symptoms such as loss of weight, urinate frequently and constant thirst but then it seems to be a mystery during the Middle Ages.

However, the first person that has made clearance about diabetes mellitus is Avicenna, the famous Arabian physician by describing on more detail about the complication and the progression of the disease.


sources: Diabetes.co.uk the global diabetes community. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-
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