Diabetes origin of the name

Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is a chronic blood glucose (the sugar) levels increased metabolic disease characterized by the group. The main feature of high blood sugar, diabetes, polyuria, polydipsia, food, weight loss, fatigue.
Diabetes is an ancient disease. 400 BC, China's first medical book, "Huang Di Nei Jing.-Q" and "Lingshu" on record "Diabetes evidence", "Diabetes patients," the name. Han Zhang famous "Golden" Diabetes Part of the "three" symptoms have been recorded. The early years of the Tang Dynasty, China's famous first words Doctors Zhen pointed out that the urine of patients with diabetes is sweet, in the summer and fall, the urine of patients with diabetes sometimes trick the flies.
The world's first confirmed and treatment of diabetes in China in the Tang Dynasty medical doctor, Wang Tao. Wang Tao according to his father suffer from severe thirst, increased amount of drinking, found Boils and more sore, urine fruit flavor, according to Zhen Yan "old article inspection" of his book: Diabetes patients Biansi small piece of sweet cake. He personally to try his father at an early age, is really sweet. Therefore, for the development of the Diabetes Treatment Program, supplemented by dietary adjustments, so that his father brought under control the disease. He has been written into the experience of these "Taiwan Miyao".
"Taiwan Miyao," than the 10th century Arab doctor Avicenna "medical Code" on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes as early as 200 years. 600 AD after the British doctor William Thomas referred to the patient's urine, "such as its taste like sugar honey." According to research, diabetes in the nobility of ancient emperors for the disease, occur in obesity, and among those who eat rich.