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Diabetes mellitus, type 2

Diabetes mellitus, type 2 Keywords History SynonymsSugar disease; diabetes; urinary dysfunction; sugar urine dysfunction; honey urine dysfunction; First DescriberAs early as 1,500 B.C., writings describing "excessive voiding of the urine" were found in Egypt. Indian physicians later described uri...

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