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The Two Faces of Diabetes The Two Faces of Diabetes

The table was set for Thanksgiving and all the family was there. Joey, the baby, was the center of attention. This would be the second Thanksgiving he had witnessed in his relatively short life. Somebody remarked that he looked thin, but Sandra, Joey's mother, thought that it was just a sign of growth. As the turkey and mashed potatoes were served, the family turned its attention away from the cooing baby to ladling piles of food onto plates. Joey didn't eat much that night, but kept asking for more to drink.

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Health Care: You and Your Diabetes

For people with diabetes, healthcare is just plain more involved. Hospitalizations require extra work because you must control your diabetes during your stay, and insurance can be problematic because insurers are often unwilling to pay for what you need.

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The History of Human Insulin, Problems, and the Loss of Choice, 1980 to 1993

PR Newswire
July 21, 1980, Monday

To Financial; Copy To Medical/Science Editor
INDIANAPOLIS, July 21

Eli Lilly and company today announced that it has begun limited testing in healthy human volunteers of biosynthetic human insulin produced by recombinant DNA technology.  The company also announced that it has started construction of the world’s first manufacturing facilities—at a cost of $40 million—to employ recombinant DNA technology to produce the biosynthetic human insulin.

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After All These Years: 83 Years of Living Well With Diabetes: Gladys C. Lester Dull After All These Years: 83 Years of Living Well With Diabetes: Gladys C. Lester Dull

In November 1924, three years after the discovery of insulin in 1921, six-year-old Gladys Dull began her long life of insulin injections. To our knowledge, she is the longest-living person with diabetes to date.

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Banting Farmhouse Banting Farmhouse

Regarding your article on the Banting Homestead ("Historic Homestead of Insulin Discoverer May Become Housing Development"), I would like to point out a number of facts that have not received sufficient attention.

comments 0 comments - May 24, 2007 - Not Yet Rated

Much on the Diabetes Docket for 2007 Much on the Diabetes Docket for 2007

2007 is in full swing, and we in the diabetes community have much to celebrate. The accomplishments in the realms of government and diabetes advocacy alone are cause enough.

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Historic Homestead of Insulin Discoverer May Become Housing Development Historic Homestead of Insulin Discoverer May Become Housing Development

The Banting farm, a pilgrimage site for people with diabetes all over the world, is slated for the bulldozer.

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Brothers’ Diabetes Spans History of Insulin Brothers’ Diabetes Spans History of Insulin

Bob Cleveland wondered if he’d live when he went to the hospital as a 5-year-old. In 1925, hospital visits were made for dire reasons.

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Eva’s Insulin

At 81 years of age, Eva Saxl has a lifetime of rewarding accomplishments behind her—careers as a writer, teacher, philanthropist and lecturer and a history of living with type 1 diabetes for more than 60 years with no complications.

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