Unveiling Diabetes - Historical Milestones in Diabetology

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A history of diabetology told by renowned contributors, many have themselves already become a part of diabetes history. A must-have for every diabetologist! Diabetologists, diabetes educators, and many interested readers will appreciate this book. What is more, countless celebrations are planned for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin: this book provides numerous illustrations, accounts of personal experiences, and critical remarks on the history of diabetology – in addition to the history of insulin. It spans an arc from antiquity to the work of Claude Bernard, Paul Langerhans, Josef von Mering, Apollinaire Bouchardat, Oskar Minkowski, E.P. Joslin, and F.M. Allen. The history of insulin is presented from the perspective of diabetologists from Scotland, Spain, Germany, and Poland. The history of oral antidiabetics is told by Harald Lebovitz, and the chapter about glitazones by Edwin Gale reads like a spy novel! Pierre Lefèbvre describes the work of the diabetologist Jean Pirart and the history of glucagon. Sir George Alberti has provided a chapter about the therapy of ketoacidosis, to which he himself made groundbreaking contributions. Nephropathy is presented by Hans-Henrik Parving, and Eva Kohner, Ronald Klein and Barbara E.K. Klein have contributed a chapter on retinopathy. Other contemporary topics such diabetes in pregnancy, diabetes technology, psychosocial aspects of diabetes, and the history of the EASD and ADA are also included in this book.

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• Publié par: S. Karger AG
• Date de parution: 06 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9783318067347
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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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 Diabetes Founded 1981 by F. Belfiore, Catania
Dr. Viktor Jörgens Executive Director EASD/EFSD 1987–2015 Düsseldorf Germany
Prof. Massimo Porta, MD, PhD University of Turin Department of Medical Sciences Turin Italy
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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ISSN 0251–5342
e-ISSN 1662–2995
ISBN 978–3–318–06733–0
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Contents
Preface
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)
The Rise and Fall of the Glitazones
Gale, E. (Bristol)
Dr. R.D. Lawrence: His Contribution to Diabetology
Lawrence, J. (London)
Diabetes Control Can Avoid Complications: The Pioneering Work of Jean Pirart
Lefèbvre, P.J. (Liège)
Together We Are Stronger: The ADA and EASD
Grüsser, M.; Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
The Discovery of Glucagon and Glucagon-Related Peptides
Lefèbvre, P.J. (Liège)
History of the Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Alberti, K.G.M.M. (London)
Milestones in the History of the Metabolic Management of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
de Leiva-Pérez, A.; Brugués, E. (Barcelona); de Leiva-Hidalgo, A. (Barcelona/Valencia)
Saving Sight: A History of Diabetic Eye Disease
Porta, M. (Turin); Klein, R.; Klein, B.E.K. (Madison, WI); Kohner, E.M. (London)
The History of Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
Parving, H.-H. (Copenhagen); Rossing, P. (Copenhagen/Gentofte)
A History of Patient Education for People with Diabetes: A Very Personal View
Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Psycho-Social Issues in Diabetes: A Posthumous Contribution by Bruno Bruni and Pierluigi Barbero
Gamba, S.; Porta, M. (Turin)
How Technology Improved Care: Troves of the Diabetes Museum in Turin
Gamba, S.; Porta, M. (Turin)
Three and a Half Thousand Years of Diabetes Research
Porta, M. (Turin); Jörgens, V. (Düsseldorf )
Author Index
Subject Index
 
Jörgens V, Porta M (eds): Unveiling Diabetes - Historical Milestones in Diabetology. Front Diabetes. Basel, Karger, 2020, vol 29, ppVII–VII (DOI: 10.1159/000506564)
Preface
This book is not written by professional historians and it does not pretend to cover all aspects of the subject. We asked friends and colleagues to contribute a chapter – several of them are Honorary Members of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Some of the authors personally contributed important discoveries which represent milestones in the history of diabetes research. We are particularly proud to include a chapter authored by a Lady of the British Empire who made major contributions to the prevention of blindness in diabetic eye disease, and of a diabetologist who was knighted for his work for people with diabetes. We thank heartfully all authors for their time and effort and the team at Karger Publishers for their continuous support.
We hope you will enjoy reading this book and that you will find useful information about previously neglected or unknown aspects of the history of diabetes research. We hope as well that the book may contribute to the correction of some myths in the history of diabetes research.
The history of diabetes research is not only the story of great discoveries, it is also the story of mistakes, missed opportunities, and authorities that obstructed progress. An example is the determination of HbA1c – it took almost 2 decades from its discovery in Teheran until clinical diabetologists introduced it into clinical medicine. Another example is patient education aiming at self-treatment. It was underestimated for half a century – for decades opinion leaders in diabetology strictly opposed the idea that people can be trained to adjust their insulin dosage themselves based upon the results of self-monitoring.
The most important advances in diabetes research to date have been the discovery of pancreatic diabetes by Oskar Minkowski and Josef von Mering in 1889 and – even more important for people with diabetes – the first successful clinical use of life-saving insulin in Toronto in 1922. Many diabetologists worldwide will be obliged to give speeches and write articles about the history of diabetes research to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin in 2022. We hope that they will find inspiration in this book.
Viktor Jörgens , Düsseldorf, Germany Massimo Porta , Turin, Italy
 
Jörgens V, Porta M (eds): Unveiling Diabetes - Historical Milestones in Diabetology. Front Diabetes. Basel, Karger, 2020, vol 29, pp 1–13 (DOI: 10.1159/000506554)
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Diabetes in Ancient Times: The Long and Winding Road