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<\/p>I toured the Lilly pharmaceutical museum in Indianapolis last week. \u00a0It was fascinating. \u00a0 I was in town to attend the American Association of Diabetes Educators annual meeting. \u00a0Lilly & Co. produced the first commercial insulin in the united states starting in 1922.\n

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One of the first commercially produced insulins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prior to the 1920\u2019s virtually everyone who developed type 1 diabetes died with a year. \u00a0The only known treatment was to stop ALL sugar and other carbohydrates. \u00a0This could prolong life for another year, but was absolutely miserable. \u00a0Many died of starvation.<\/p>\n

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This boy near death was saved by insulin and lived long life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1922 at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frederick Banting discovered that the secretions from a a dog pancreas, (later called insulin) when injected in diabetes patients could quickly restore their strength and vitality. \u00a0In 1923 Dr. Banting was awarded the Noble prize for medicine.<\/p>\n

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Early form of insulin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With Dr. Banting\u2019s techniques to gather insulin, it was possible to treat only a handful of patients. \u00a0They partnered with the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. \u00a0By the end of 1923, the company was producing enough insulin to supply all of North America. \u00a0When it came, insulin was like a miracle. \u00a0People with severe diabetes and only days or hours to live were saved. \u00a0As long as they kept getting their insulin, they could live an almost normal life.<\/p>\n

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People taking insulin for 75 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I toured the Lilly \u00a0museum, one thing in particular touched me. \u00a0It was a placard from 2004. \u00a0The placard listed over 100 names of people who had now lived over 75 years while taking insulin. \u00a0Without the discovery \u00a0of insulin, all of these people would have died in the 1920\u2019s. \u00a0Please see the attached photo. \u00a0 If you are interested in a more in depth review, I read an excellent book last year covering this subject: Diabetes, the Biography.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lily Indianapolis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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