Unveiling Diabetes – Historical Milestones in Diabetology
Frontiers in Diabetes
Vol. 29
Series Editor
Massimo Porta Turin
Unveiling Diabetes – Historical Milestones in Diabetology
Volume Editors
Viktor Jörgens Düsseldorf
Massimo Porta Turin
170 figures, 95 in color, and 7 tables, 2020
| Frontiers in DiabetesFounded 1981 by F. Belfiore, Catania |
| Dr. Viktor JörgensExecutive Director EASD/EFSD 1987–2015DüsseldorfGermany |
| Prof. Massimo Porta, MD, PhDUniversity of TurinDepartment of Medical SciencesTurinItaly |
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Jorgens, Viktor, editor. | Porta, M., editor.
Title: Unveiling diabetes : historical milestones in diabetology / volume editors, Viktor Jo.rgens, Massimo Porta.
Other titles: Frontiers in diabetes ; v. 29. 0251-5342
Description: Basel ; Hartford : Karger, 2020. | Series: Frontiers in diabetes, 0251-5342 ; vol. 29 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | Summary: “This book provides information about previously neglected or unknown aspects of the history of diabetes research. Although not written by historians, nor meant to cover all aspects, it highlights important milestones in diabetology, such as the discovery of pancreatic diabetes in 1888, the discovery of life-saving insulin in 1922, and the story of how diabetologists came to accept that diabetics could learn to self-monitor and adjust their insulin dosage themselves”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020018730 (print) | LCCN 2020018731 (ebook) | ISBN 9783318067330 (hardcover ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9783318067347 (ebook)
Subjects: MESH: Diabetes Mellitus--history | Biomedical Research--history
Classification: LCC RC660.4 (print) | LCC RC660.4 (ebook) | NLM W1 FR945X v.29 2020 | DDC 616.4/62--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020018730
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ISBN 978–3–318–06733–0
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Contents
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf ); Porta, M. (Turin)
Diabetes in Ancient Times: The Long and Winding Road to Insulin
Porta, M. (Turin)
Claude Bernard Invented Metabolic Research
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Paul Langerhans: The Man Who Discovered the Islets
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Apollinaire Bouchardat Invented Patient Education
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Oskar Minkowski and the Discovery of Pancreatic Diabetes
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Allen and Joslin and the Starvation Treatment of Diabetes
Mazur, A. (Syracuse, NY)
They Got Very Near the Goal: Zülzer, Scott, and Paulescu
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
First among Equals: Macleod, Banting, and the Discovery of Insulin in Toronto
McHardy, K.C. (Aberdeen); Petrie J.R. (Glasgow)
The True Banting and Best Story: The Priority Rule and the Discovery of the Antidiabetic Hormone
de Leiva-Hidalgo, A. (Valencia/Barcelona); Brugués, E.; de Leiva-Pérez, A. (Barcelona)
Starting Insulin Therapy in Europe: The Early Days
Czupryniak, L. (Warsaw)
Historical Development of Oral Antidiabetic Agents: The Era of Fortuitous Discovery
Lebovitz, H.E. (Brooklyn, NY); Bonhomme, Y. (Lyon)
Josef von Mering: The Baron Who Discovered SGLT Inhibition
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Metformin: From a Stepchild to the Crown Prince
Mehnert, H. (Krailing)