All Pakistan Diabetes & Endocrine Society (APDES) The history of diabetes is supposedly started in approximately 1550 BC. An Egyptian papyrus mentions a rare disease that causes the patient to lose weight rapidly and urinate frequently. This is thought to be the first reference to the disease. Read More... Diabetes Awareness Week by emed Each year, more than 3 million people die from diabetes-related causes. The burden is particularly harsh in countries like Pakistan where rise in Diabetes is 180% per year. Read More...