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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2023 Volume 151, Issue 1-2, Pages: 112-115
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH221021013T
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Historical aspects of diabetes, morbidity and mortality

Todorović Jovana ORCID iD icon (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia), jovana.todorovic@med.bg.ac.rs
Dugalić Stefan ORCID iD icon (University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia)
Macura Maja ORCID iD icon (University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia)
Gutić Bojana (University of Novi Sad, Institute of Oncology of Vojvodina, Clinic for Operative Oncology, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Milinčić Miloš ORCID iD icon (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Belgrade, Serbia)
Božić Dragana (University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia)
Stojiljković Milica (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases, Belgrade, Serbia)
Micić Jelena (University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia)
Pantić Igor ORCID iD icon (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physiology, Belgrade, Serbia)
Perović Milan ORCID iD icon (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia + Narodni front University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia)
Parapid Biljana ORCID iD icon (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia)
Gojnić Miroslava ORCID iD icon (University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia)

It has been an entire century since the introduction of insulin into clinical practice, which, among other, led to improvements of fertility and pregnancy outcomes of women suffering from gestational diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes worldwide and in Serbia is high and tends to increase as a consequence of modern lifestyle. Nevertheless, modern diagnostic and therapeutic approaches enable people with diabetes to achieve and complete pregnancies without adverse outcomes. Gestational diabetes can be considered as non-communicable disease and efforts should be made to determine its effects on offspring. In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, diabetes mellitus was identified as an important risk factor for severe forms of the disease.

Keywords: diabetes, history, discovery, insulin

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