Diabetes
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Diabetes refers to a group of diseases characterized by the excretion of large amounts of urine or specific chemical substances from the body. The term encompasses various conditions that are not related in etiology or pathogenesis, including bronze diabetes, azoturic diabetes, and phosphate diabetes.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
DIABETES (from Greek dia- through and baino- I go), a disease accompanied by the excretion of large amounts of urine or individual chemical substances present in the body. The name 'diabetes' designates a whole series of diseases that are not related to each other etiologically and pathogenetically, and at times are not accompanied by either polyuria or glycosuria, such as: bronze diabetes, azoturic diabetes (increased urea content in urine without glycosuria), and phosphate diabetes (polyuria and polydipsia with increased excretion of phosphates). The most important clinical forms of diabetes are sugar diabetes and insipidus diabetes (see); the first has a number of synonyms.
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“Diabetes.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/diabetes/