Diabetics mark 90th anniversary

[Northerner]

It is 90 years today since the first human - a 14-year-old boy - was successfully treated with insulin to control diabetes.
Canadian Leonard Thompson marked a medical breakthrough to which a million diabetics in the UK owe their lives.
Before insulin was developed, a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes led to a quick death, often within weeks or days.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...mBtQgIo1Hu_lMeaqw?docId=N0056861327201400488A

 

[FM001]

A day no one should forget, one of the greatest discovery's in modern medicine in my book.

 

[Northerner]

A day no one should forget, one of the greatest discovery's in modern medicine in my book.

Agreed. Neither of us would be posting here without it Toby 🙂

 

[karinagal]

Bloomin' eck! I had no idea how RECENT the discovery of insulin was! It's shocking to think that type 1 was a death sentence at the start of the 20th century....!

 

[Northerner]

Bloomin' eck! I had no idea how RECENT the discovery of insulin was! It's shocking to think that type 1 was a death sentence at the start of the 20th century....!

Yes - frightening isn't it? 😱 If my grandad had had it, I wouldn't be here