As another new year begins, we can reflect on the ingenuity of the past. Early in the 19th century, Royal Artillery surgeon John Rollo first used the term ‘diabetes mellitus’ to describe the excessive production of sweet urine by a “large corpulent person”.
This content is restricted to Medical Forum readers; this is a new feature. If you haven’t registered with our site in the last few weeks, please create a new account below. If you have subscribed, please log in.