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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
"It is proposed to form a diabetic association open ultimately to all diabetics, rich or poor, for mutual aid or assistance, and to promote the study, the diffusion of knowledge, and the proper treatment of diabetes in this country."
So wrote HG Wells in a letter to the Times 80 years ago, in 1934.
The author, famed for being an early pioneer of science-fiction writing, also had a strong interest in helping people with diabetes - because he was one of them.
A year before, another letter from him had appeared in the newspaper appealing for funds to support the diabetes clinic at King's College Hospital in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26175150
So wrote HG Wells in a letter to the Times 80 years ago, in 1934.
The author, famed for being an early pioneer of science-fiction writing, also had a strong interest in helping people with diabetes - because he was one of them.
A year before, another letter from him had appeared in the newspaper appealing for funds to support the diabetes clinic at King's College Hospital in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26175150