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Diabetes

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Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Education

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Insulin-Centric Diabetes

1923 - 1952

During 1923–1952, the introduction and maturation of insulin therapy transformed diabetes from a rapidly fatal disease to a manageable chronic condition. Research during this period integrated insulin biology with clinical management, linking pancreatic endocrine function to systemic glycemic control and to vascular and neural complications. Standardization of insulin preparations and dosing promoted safe, reproducible therapy and accelerated global adoption, while investigations into metabolism, glycemia, and endocrine regulation framed diabetes as a disorder of insulin-mediated signaling and energy balance. An emphasis on pathology-informed approaches connected laboratory insights with clinical practice, unifying diverse threads of research around a central therapeutic paradigm.

Insulin biology and clinical management emerge as the central research thread, tracing insulin isolation, localization of action, signaling, delivery, and therapeutic use across foundational and therapeutic works [9], [11], [14], [18], [20].

Vascular and cardiovascular complications anchor diabetes research, uniting studies on arteriosclerosis and hypertension with retinal vascular changes and coronary disease to map diabetes-related vascular pathology [5], [6], [15], [19].

Metabolic disturbances and endocrine regulation frame the disease concept, integrating diabetic acidosis, blood glucose dynamics, and endocrine regulation disruptions to model disease pathways [3], [4], [10], [12].

Pancreatic function, regeneration, and glycemic regulation underpin the biology of diabetes, connecting pancreatic pathology, regeneration, and hyperglycemic–glycogenolytic factors with insulin action and signaling [9], [10], [13], [17].

Glucose Insulin Regulatory Paradigm

1953 - 1982

Intensive Glycemic Management

1983 - 1996

Integrated Cardiometabolic Management

1997 - 2003

Metabolic Syndrome–Centered Diabetes Care

2004 - 2010

Cardiorenal Diabetes Paradigm

2011 - 2017

Cardiovascular Renal Outcomes Paradigm

2018 - 2024