Aretaeus of Cappadocia and the first description of diabetes

@article{Laios2012AretaeusOC,
  title={Aretaeus of Cappadocia and the first description of diabetes},
  author={Konstantinos Laios and Marianna Karamanou and Zenia Saridaki and George Androutsos},
  journal={Hormones},
  year={2012},
  volume={11},
  pages={109-113}
}
The name Aretaeus of Cappadocia has been linked with diabetes more than that of any other physician of antiquity, his texts forming a sophisticated synthesis of the previous knowledge on this disease copiously supplemented by his own observations. Gifted with a unique faculty for observing pathologic phenomena, he was able to elaborate upon earlier texts enriching them with his own original findings and numerous thoughtful reflections. Among the many diseases he dealt with, Aretaeus has… 
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