Bergmann Antje, Schulze Jan
Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2004 Feb;98(1):43-5.
The first description of diabetes dates back to the 3,500-year-old Ebers papyrus. Until the 16th century diabetes was traditionally thought of as a disease of the kidney and the liver. Paracelsus was the first to suspect an association between diabetes and an altered blood composition. Treatment and knowledge about the origin of diabetes have changed. For the patients, the 20th century has been most important. Their chance to survive increased with the introduction of insulin. Today, diabetology is based on the "best practice", on evidence-based medicine that focuses on the diabetic patients' quality of life.
糖尿病的首次描述可追溯到有3500年历史的埃伯斯纸草书。直到16世纪，糖尿病传统上一直被认为是一种肾脏和肝脏疾病。帕拉塞尔苏斯是第一个怀疑糖尿病与血液成分改变之间存在关联的人。糖尿病的治疗方法以及对其病因的认识已经发生了变化。对患者来说，20世纪最为重要。随着胰岛素的问世，他们的生存几率增加了。如今，糖尿病学基于“最佳实践”，基于以糖尿病患者生活质量为重点的循证医学。
