Hello everyone!Today I bring you more than 15 curiosities about diabetes (ok, they are 16: p), surely there is more than one that you did not know :)
Did you know that ...
... 371 million people in the world have diabetes?That is, 5 % of the human population,
... 5 million people in Spain suffer from diabetes?This is 10% of the Spanish population,
… Diabetes represents 8’2 % of spending on Spanish health?
... the country with more diabetics is China?
... the Greeks discovered diabetes?
... 1 in 2 people who have diabetes do not know?
… "Diabetes" in ancient Greek means "siphon"?I know you will not see the siphon bottle the same ...
… In the ancient age, diabetes was detected from urine?Do not ask me how they did, I do not recommend that you know it.
... World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14?
... Every second two people develop diabetes?
… The first people to isolate the insulin hormone were the scientist Frederik Grant along with Charles Bent more than 100 years ago?
… The Mediterranean diet helps control diabetes?At least we can say that we have something good in Spain;)
… The full name of diabetes is diabetes mellitus?
… Mellitus in Latin means honey?It may be related to the issue of the sweetness of urine ...
... A glass of wine a day regulates diabetes?So you know, the bread and wine came (I think this saying is not used like this ...)
… Cesarean section raises the risk of child diabetes?
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I hope you liked it!:)
