| Topic: | Diabetes (DM) |
| Title: | Evolution of Diabetes Knowledge in Relation to the Theory of Scientific Revolutions. |
| Author: | Anthony, M. |
| Source: | Diabetes Educator. 28(5): 688, 691-694,696. September-October 2002. |
| Availability: | Available from American Association of Diabetes Educators. 100 West Monroe Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-1901. (312) 424-2426. |
| Abstract: | Thomas Kuhn describes the advancement of scientific knowledge as going through periods of stability, which he calls normal science, punctuated by rare periods of revolution in which new, incompatible knowledge is discovered. This article examines the evolution of knowledge of diabetes mellitus in relationship to Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions. Topics include the early history of diabetes, the pancreas as the origin of diabetes, extracting insulin for the treatment of diabetes, the progression of the development of insulin, control of blood glucose, oral drug therapy, defining type 1 diabetes, and defining type 2 diabetes. The author concludes that indeed the evolution of diabetes knowledge in relationship to the theory of scientific revolutions has revealed that much of the progress in the quest for understanding diabetes has evolved in the fashion described by Kuhn. Major advances in knowledge of diabetes and its treatment have emerged serendipitously through tradition-bound research. 20 references. |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English. |
| Major Keywords: | Diabetes Mellitus. History of Medicine. Research. Patient Care Management. Physiology. Pathology. |
| Minor Keywords: | Pathogenesis. Etiology. Insulin. Type 1 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes. Blood Glucose. Drug Therapy. Pancreas. |
| Publication Number: | DMJA10621 |
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