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    Sweet and sour: how slavery, fake science and the love of profit got Britain hooked on sugar

    "Doctors have been warning of the health risks from sugar for almost 400 years. Here’s how we still ended up consuming so much of it..." - Author Pen Vogler...
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  2. Allan_lockyer_wales

    Welcome

    Hi, I'm a newbie to the forum. I have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes; I wasn't diagnosed till I was almost 40; I have a family history of diabetes as both my grandparents had diabetes, then my dad and some of his brothers and sisters were then diagnosed with it then I was.
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    Insulin units (historical definition)

    Not really "news" as such.
  4. Northerner

    January 23rd, 1922 - Insulin injection aids diabetic patient

    At Toronto General Hospital, 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to receive an insulin injection as treatment for diabetes. Diabetes has been recognized as a distinct medical condition for more than 3,000 years, but its exact cause was a mystery until the 20th century...
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