Clinical features similar to diabetes mellitus were described 3000 years ago by the ancient
Egyptians. The term" diabetes" was first coined by Araetus of Cappodocia (81-133AD) …

Probably over 20 million patients world-wide suffering from Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent)
diabetes mellitus are treated with hypoglycaemic sulphonylureas. In fact, all antidiabetic …

Two classes of oral hypoglycaemic agents-the biguanides and the sulphonylureas-are in
common use today, either alone or in combination. Comments in this editorial will be limited …

Zusammenfassung „Der Diabetes ist eine rätselvolle Krankheit.“Diese Feststellung des
antiken Arztes Aretaios von Kappadozien (um 81–138 n. Chr.) besteht auch heute noch mit …

Zusammenfassung Mit der Entdeckung des Insulins und der Herstellung hochgereinigter
und kristalliner Insulinpräparate, deren Wirkungsdauer durch die verschiedenen Zusätze …

At a time when the golden jubilee of the discovery of insulin is being celebrated throughout
the world, it is appropriate to record the progress of diabetes through the ages, with special …

The pathophysiological study of diabetes mellitus took an important place in the school of
Montpellier since the end of the XIX th century with Emmanuel Hedon's (1863–1933) …

II. Animal experiments with BZ 55 and D 860... 11 a) Pharmacology and toxicity......... 11 1.
Methods for determining in blood and urine 11 2. Absorption from the intestine...... 11 3 …

Abstract Dr. Malcolm Harrington, senior lecturer in occupational medicine at the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, estimates that there might be ten to twenty …

When used in connection with a carefully restricted diet and in the absence of ketoacidosis,
the sulfonylurea compounds provide “good” or “fair” control of hyperglycemia and glycosuria …