2. History of Diabetes
Published Online: 15 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444391374.ch2
Copyright © 2010 Rudy Bilous and Richard Donnelly
Book Title
Handbook of Diabetes, 4th edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Bilous, R. and Donnelly, R. (2010) History of Diabetes, in Handbook of Diabetes, 4th edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444391374.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 15 SEP 2010
- Published Print: 23 JUL 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405184090
Online ISBN: 9781444391374
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Keywords:
- genetic engineering;
- insulin;
- islets
Summary
Diabetes has been known since ancient times but its link to the pancreas was made in the late 19th century. Insulin was the first hormone to be isolated and used for treatment (in 1921) and the first to be produced by genetic engineering (in 1980). Tablet medication has been available for over 50 years and the last 20 years have witnessed the advent of many new drugs to treat type 2 diabetes.