In-depth History of Diabetes Early Origins of Diabetes:   The earliest mention of diabetes comes in the form of a papyrus scroll recorded by physician Hesy-Ra back in 1552 BC. In it, he mentions frequent urination as a symptom of a new disease. Discovery of Other Symptoms & Type 1 Diabetes   Moving down the centuries to 980 AD, there is a record of a Persian healer, Avicenna who...