SC - SC German Herbs, Spices, and Ingredients (long)

[Maryann Olson]

"James L. Matterer" wrote:

> I've just recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and am curious about
> this disease in the Middle Ages, and how it was treated then. Does
> anyone know if diabetes was known in the Middle ages, in one form or
> another? What did physicians recommend? And had they made the connection
> between food and the illness?
>

All I know is that diabetes is supposedly Greek for "sweet urine" and that
Hyppocrates wrote about the condition.  What all he knew and what they did to
treat it is not in my knowledge.  At least that is a start.  Are there any
original writings of Hyppocrates in reference libraries?

Brenna

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