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Diabetes by the Decades
Manage episode 404770888 series 2809032
What's the history of type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered in 1921?
We have come a long way from animal-sourced insulin and needles that had to be sharpened after multiple uses.
Sometimes it's mind-boggling to think that T1D was a straight-up death sentence just over a hundred years ago.
With that in mind, Jessie walks us through diabetes research and milestones decade by decade, including our own diagnoses.
What to do next...
256 episodes
Manage episode 404770888 series 2809032
What's the history of type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered in 1921?
We have come a long way from animal-sourced insulin and needles that had to be sharpened after multiple uses.
Sometimes it's mind-boggling to think that T1D was a straight-up death sentence just over a hundred years ago.
With that in mind, Jessie walks us through diabetes research and milestones decade by decade, including our own diagnoses.
What to do next...
256 episodes
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