Today is World Diabetes Day (November 14th) and to help raise awareness for this disease, we have put together a list of surprising facts about diabetes that many people do not know.
Diabetes is and is often treated with insulin. Insulin was first used on humans by Sir Frederick Grant Banting who was born in Canada on November 14, 1891 (hence world diabetes day being on this day – his birthday).
Sir Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRS FRSC (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, physician, painter, and Nobel laureate.
In 1923 Banting and John James Rickard Macleod received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Banting shared the award money with his colleague, Dr. Charles Best. As of November 2016, Banting, who received the Nobel Prize at age 32, remains the youngest Nobel laureate in the area of Physiology/Medicine. The Canadian government gave him a lifetime annuity to work on his research. In 1934 he was knighted by England’s King George V.
A little knowledge goes a long ways so here are our top surprising facts about diabetes that you may not already know…
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