The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 728: We are going to die anyway, so why can’t we live comfortably? Ancient people: Starving to death is the worst!

Seeing the mention of insulin on the sky curtain, Yang Tong sighed again.

If there had been such magical things in their time, perhaps my grandfather would have lived a more comfortable life.

He also suddenly began to understand why his grandfather always emphasized frugality in his later years.

It turns out that this disease is the best warning of extravagant life!
The candlelight flickered in the imperial study. Yang Tong put down the bamboo slips in his hand, but his mind was still full of thoughts.

Li Yuan, the Imperial Physician, walked slowly to the desk with a medical book in his hand and said softly, "Your Majesty, the symptoms described by the celestial curtain are exactly the same as the condition before the death of the late emperor."

Yang Tong tapped the table with his fingers, and his thoughts returned to that painful memory again: "Yes, when my grandfather was lying on his bed, he drank water all day long, and in the end he was as thin as a stick."

"I have searched all the medical books, but I have never seen such detailed records of pathology."

The Imperial Physician said as he flipped through the medical book in his hand: "If I had known this back then, I might have been able to extend the late emperor's life by a few more years."

Yang Tong stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the swaying shadows of the trees in the yard. "It's strange, you say. In this peaceful and prosperous future, the people are rich, but this strange disease has appeared. Could it be the retribution for living too extravagantly?"

The imperial physician Du Fengnian stroked his beard and continued, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report that although this symptom is related to extravagant eating and drinking, the root cause lies in the changes in the body, not the fault of wealth itself."

"Oh?"

Yang Tong turned around and said, "Then tell me, why is it that in the end, no matter in ancient times or now, people with this disease have to rely on starvation to prolong their lives?"

Du Fengnian was speechless for a moment when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the Imperial Medicine Officer Wang De quickly walk in with a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand: "Your Majesty, I just read the late emperor's will and found that he mentioned many times in his later years that he should control his diet."

Yang Tong couldn't help but think of his grandfather's haggard appearance before his death, and sighed: "The late emperor was wise, he must have realized something long ago, but we were unable to understand it at the time."

"Do you remember that when my grandfather was in power, he ordered to reduce the number of sweets in the palace. At that time, we thought he was too harsh."

"exactly."

Li Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Now it seems that the late emperor may have done this because he noticed something wrong with his body."

Yang Tong gently stroked the jade seal on the table, thinking: "It is God's will that we start a business in the Sui Dynasty to keep the people away from hunger and cold. Who would have thought that this peaceful and prosperous era would bring new disasters."

The hall was silent for a moment, with only the sound of the flickering candlelight.

Wang De pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this may be the cycle of nature, reminding us to be moderate in everything."

"Indeed."

Yang Tong stared at the candle flame in a trance: "It's a pity that we didn't understand this truth back then, so we had to watch our grandfather suffer from illness."

Seeing that the king was lost in thought, all the ministers remained silent.

Only the night breeze outside the window blows gently, bringing a hint of coolness.

【Many people questioned that they either starved to death or died of illness. 】

[Is starving to death really necessary? 】

【Living in the torment of hunger, the final release is death. 】

【It is better to eat to your heart's content and then face death. 】

[Since you are going to die anyway, why can't you let yourself die comfortably? 】

The contents of the sky curtain caused countless ancient people to fall into a long silence.

Yes, we are going to die anyway, so why not make ourselves more comfortable while we are alive?
This way, even if I die, the pain will be reduced.

And if you endure hunger every day, even if you live a few more years, you are just suffering a few more years.

What's the point of this?

Many ancient people had experienced natural disasters and man-made calamities, and knew the pain of hunger. At this moment, they could better understand the struggles of those patients in later generations.

During the famine, those who died of hunger had shriveled faces and bulging bellies, and they couldn't even breathe when they died.

When fleeing famine, they were so hungry that they even ate grass roots and tree bark. Such torture is simply unbearable for ordinary people!
If you have this disease, perhaps it would be better to eat and drink as much as you want.

Some people who have experienced war can relate to this even more. They have witnessed with their own eyes the painful struggles of those who starved to death before they died. That kind of torture is more unbearable than being struck by a sword.

"There are so many diseases in this world, but I have never seen a disease that can starve people to death!"

“Instead of suffering from hunger and slowly waiting to die, it is better to enjoy the last bit of life to the fullest.”

"Although the medical technology in later generations is advanced, the methods of treating diseases are so cruel. It is really a heartbreaking thing." Those businessmen who travel around the world all year round are even more emotional.

They had seen many ways of dying, but starving to death was the most miserable, and even beggars did not want that.

【But Elizabeth is lucky. 】

[After three years of starvation, a report opened the curtain on the treatment of diabetes. ]

[On May 1922, 5, at the American Physiological Society meeting, Allen, the representative of hunger therapy, was also present.]

【After listening to a report, he knew that his era was coming to an end. 】

【Professor McLeod read the paper on behalf of his research group. 】

【《Effects of pancreatic extract on diabetes》】

[Details the research conducted by their research team.]

【It describes the role of insulin extracted from animals in treating diabetes and the entire purification process. 】

【The emergence of insulin has saved many people. 】

【Elizabeth ended her starvation regimen after taking an insulin injection.】

[He eventually lived to be 74 and had three healthy children.]

[She took more than 58 insulin injections over 4.2 years.]

[Nowadays, many patients no longer need to inject insulin all the time, and can just take medicine. 】

[With the further development of medicine, the idea of ​​starvation therapy led by Dr. Allen has also been re-examined. ]

【For many patients, diabetes is often not an isolated existence. 】

High blood sugar is just one of them.

[Many people often suffer from high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and high uric acid. ]

【Now there is a new consensus in the medical community. 】

[Dietary intervention and exercise are the primary ways to deal with type 2 diabetes. ]

[Only when these interventions fail will medication be used.]

【And there is another very important thing in this process. 】

【It is to maintain a long-term blood sugar monitoring habit. 】

[It is impossible for us to go to the hospital to measure blood sugar every day. With the development of insulin and hypoglycemic drugs, blood glucose meters have entered thousands of households. ]

【Today, diabetes has become a chronic disease. 】

【As long as we protect our blood vessels, change our lifestyle, eat healthily and exercise more. 】

[Monitoring blood sugar at any time and cooperating with the doctor's treatment will not have such a big impact on the body. The most important thing is to take action. ]

After seeing this, everyone’s heavy mood was relieved a lot.

This terminal illness that makes people shudder with fear actually has such a miraculous cure in later generations.

Only with the advancement of medical science can the people truly benefit!
Just a small tube of extract can cure this terminal illness and give countless dying people a new life.

It's really magical.

But then everyone felt it was ironic.

This kind of disease favors those who are well-off, while poor people rarely get the disease.

This disease can be considered a retribution for corrupt officials who exploit the people.

However, although the doctors of later generations found a way to save lives, they ultimately still had to rely on adjusting lifestyle habits, which coincides with the health-preserving methods of the ancients.

It seems that the moderation advocated by our ancestors does make sense. A life that is too rich and comfortable will instead bring unexpected disasters.

(End of this chapter)