100 Years of Insulin in Australia

Abstract: In 1921, Frederick Banting and his colleagues in Toronto, Canada, first used insulin for managing type 1 diabetes. Insulin transformed the disease from a death sentence to a chronic condition requiring life-long management. News of the development spread fast, and Australia became an early...

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Published in:Health and History
Main Authors: Colagiuri, Stephen, Wilkinson, Roger, Storey, Catherine, Cuthbertson, Andrew, Bennett, Clive N., Lush, Studley, Cox, Emma (Sainsbury), Bootcov, Michelle, Coleborne, Catharine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Project MUSE 2023
Subjects:
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hah.2023.a904714
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spelling crjohnshopkinsun:10.1353/hah.2023.a904714 2023-12-10T09:48:38+01:00 100 Years of Insulin in Australia Colagiuri, Stephen Wilkinson, Roger Storey, Catherine Cuthbertson, Andrew Bennett, Clive N. Lush, Studley Cox, Emma (Sainsbury) Bootcov, Michelle Coleborne, Catharine 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hah.2023.a904714 en eng Project MUSE Health and History volume 25, issue 1, page 92-112 ISSN 1839-3314 journal-article 2023 crjohnshopkinsun https://doi.org/10.1353/hah.2023.a904714 2023-11-10T10:21:55Z Abstract: In 1921, Frederick Banting and his colleagues in Toronto, Canada, first used insulin for managing type 1 diabetes. Insulin transformed the disease from a death sentence to a chronic condition requiring life-long management. News of the development spread fast, and Australia became an early therapeutic adoptor and manufacturer of insulin; the same year Australian physicians were experimenting with insulin. An estimated 1.8 million Australians live with diabetes; it remains a significant health problem for First Nations Australians. In this witness seminar, the achievements of the first 100 years of insulin are celebrated. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Johns Hopkins University Press (via Crossref) Canada Health and History 25 1 92 112
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description Abstract: In 1921, Frederick Banting and his colleagues in Toronto, Canada, first used insulin for managing type 1 diabetes. Insulin transformed the disease from a death sentence to a chronic condition requiring life-long management. News of the development spread fast, and Australia became an early therapeutic adoptor and manufacturer of insulin; the same year Australian physicians were experimenting with insulin. An estimated 1.8 million Australians live with diabetes; it remains a significant health problem for First Nations Australians. In this witness seminar, the achievements of the first 100 years of insulin are celebrated.
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author Colagiuri, Stephen
Wilkinson, Roger
Storey, Catherine
Cuthbertson, Andrew
Bennett, Clive N.
Lush, Studley
Cox, Emma (Sainsbury)
Bootcov, Michelle
Coleborne, Catharine
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Wilkinson, Roger
Storey, Catherine
Cuthbertson, Andrew
Bennett, Clive N.
Lush, Studley
Cox, Emma (Sainsbury)
Bootcov, Michelle
Coleborne, Catharine
100 Years of Insulin in Australia
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Wilkinson, Roger
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Bootcov, Michelle
Coleborne, Catharine
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