<P> Doctors would test urine by using a visual examination . If the urine had blood in it the patient was suffering from tumors in the urinary tract . </P> <P> Uroscopy was important to the Roman and Byzantine eras, because it allowed doctors to diagnose patients without technology . This was an era in which there was no microscope, stethoscope, or even thermometers . All that was needed was a uroscopy wheel, uroscopy flask, and an experienced doctor to be able to give a diagnosis . It was a very simple procedure that a doctor could determine a patients problem by simply tasting and / or looking at their urine . </P> <P> Uroscopy was also necessary, because the Hippocratic Oath did not allow doctors to perform any type of surgery . It stated "I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest ..." (Hippocratic Oath). Doctors needed a different way to find out the problems with their patients . That is when the uroscopy test became involved . It followed the Hippocratic Oath and was a very effective test for that particular time period . </P> <P> Uromancy is a form of divination whose origins begun with uroscopy . It is performed by reading the bubbles in urine that form when urinating in a pot . In uromancy, it is said that the examination of urine does not only give indications of a person's health, but also foretells the future . </P>

When did doctors stop tasting urine for diabetes