History of Diabetes
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What was the main symptom of diabetes that ancient doctors recognized?

  • Extreme thirst
  • Blurred vision
  • Weight loss
  • Passing of too much urine (correct)
  • Which two researchers removed a dog's pancreas to understand its function, leading to the development of diabetes symptoms in the dog?

  • Thomas Willis and Oscar Minkowski
  • Charles Best and Frederick Banting
  • Oscar Minkowski and Joseph von Mering (correct)
  • Joseph von Mering and Thomas Willis
  • Which substance produced in the healthy dog's pancreas led to an improvement in the diabetic dog's condition when given to it by Banting and Best?

  • Insulin (correct)
  • Growth hormone
  • Glucagon
  • Thyroid hormone
  • What clue did ancient doctors think diabetes gave about the patient's flesh?

    <p>It melts into urine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the English doctor Thomas Willis find 'wonderfully sweet' about the urine of diabetics?

    <p>Its taste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did doctors prescribe for diabetes patients before the major breakthrough in 1921?

    <p>Exercise and diets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the symptoms that developed in the dog after its pancreas was removed by Minkowski and von Mering?

    <p>Thirstiness, weight loss, blurred vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the age of the diabetic patient Leonard Thompson who was treated by Banting and Best?

    <p>14</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant event occurred in 1922 related to the treatment of diabetes patients?

    <p>The discovery of insulin by Banting and Best</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did ancient doctors describe the passing of too much urine in diabetic patients?

    <p>A main clue for identifying diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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