Funeral for insulin pioneer's patient Sheila Thorn

[Northerner]

Eighty years ago when Sheila Thorn was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a baby, it was considered to be a fatal condition.

However, as she said herself, she was in the "right place at the right time" and ended up being treated by insulin pioneer Dr Frederick Banting.

Dr Banting immediately put Mrs Thorn, who at that time lived in Canada, on insulin injections and she lived a long life until her death last week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17447583

 

[Northerner]

Shame on the BBC for this inaccuracy:

Before the discovery of insulin, the only treatment for the high blood sugars - which result after insulin-producing cells in the pancreas fail - was a strict diet in which sugar intake was kept to a minimum.

It's carbs, not just sugar! 🙄