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Apollinaire Bouchardat (1806–1886): founder of modern Diabetology

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Apollinaire Bouchardat is regarded as the founder of the field of Diabetology. His contributions to the field include the first known recommendations for specific diets for the management of Diabetes Mellitus and his emphasis on patient education and self-monitoring. He was moreover a great pharmacist as well as a distinguished physician and biochemist.

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  1. History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Marianna Karamanou MD, Konstantinos Laios, Filio Marineli & George Androutsos

  2. Department of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Michael Koutsilieris

  3. 4 Themidos Str., 14564, Kifissia, Athens, Greece

    Marianna Karamanou MD

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Karamanou, M., Koutsilieris, M., Laios, K. et al. Apollinaire Bouchardat (1806–1886): founder of modern Diabetology. Hormones 13, 296–300 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03401345

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