According to one study, ancient Indians circa 400–500 A.D. had identified two types of diabetes.
Sources
- History of Diabetes: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Medicine (healthline.com)
- https://heritageblog.rcpsg.ac.uk/2015/01/12/the-history-of-diabetes/ (heritageblog.rcpsg.ac.uk)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3749019 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34472814/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2018.00613/pdf (frontiersin.org)
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