In 1835,  Irish doctor Robert James Graves described a case of neck swelling with bulging eyes. The thyroid disorder Graves’ disease is named after him.

As far back as 200 B.C., Chinese healers extracted sex and pituitary hormones from human urine using the sulfate mineral gypsum and the chemical compound saponin

Banting, Best and Collip sold their patent rights for insulin for just 3 canadian dollars i.e 1 dollar a piece.

All of Addison’s six original patients had tuberculosis of the adrenal glands.

John F Kennedy probably suffered from APS2 – Addisons and hypothyroidism. His sister also  had addisons while his son had graves’ disease

Phosphorus is naturally found in protein-rich foods such as meats, poultry, fish, nuts, beans and dairy products.  Phosphorus found in animal foods is absorbed more easily than phosphorus found in plant foods. These foods should be restricted in conditions such as hypoparathyroidism/Tumoral calcinosis/  late stage CKD.

Secretin was the first hormone to be described in 1902 by Sir William M. Bayliss and Ernest H. Starling. Bayliss coined the term hormone in 1905.

What’s common between Kamal Hassan , Sonam Kapoor and Halle berry?? They all have type 1 diabetes.

Back in 1600 BC the Egyptians treated erectile dysfunction by grinding up baby crocodile hearts and rubbing it on the penis. Needless to say it did not work.

Metformin, the anti-diabetic drug, was first developed from the products obtained from the French lilac plant. Its flower has been used in folk medicine since the Middle Ages, when it was used to treat symptoms that we now know are linked to diabetes.