100 Years of Insulin: The Evolutionary Journey from Ants to Analogs in Diabetic Care

• Author(s): Dr. Swarup Jena
• Paper ID: 1705919
• Page: 110-116
• Published Date: 07-06-2024
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 7 Issue 12 June-2024

Abstract

In the ancient time, one of the earliest documented clinical evidence for diabetes was as ‘a mysterious diseases causing thirst, enormous urine output and the patient’s urine attract flies and Ants. The discovery of INSULIN by Banting and Best was one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th Century in the field of medical innovations, a serendipitous intervention that shapes the future of diabetic care. Following the successful discovery, a bovine crude pancreatic insulin extract was injected into a 14-year-old boy named ‘Leonard Thompson’ at Toronto General Hospital in January 1922. This was also one of the earliest interventional Human Clinical Trials globally. Insulin also opens up a new avenue for industry-academic linkages in diabetes research. This article is an attempt to capture one of the finest story in the history of medical innovation.

Keywords

World Diabetes Day (WDD), History of Diabetes Care, Evolution of Insulin

Citations

IRE Journals:
Dr. Swarup Jena "100 Years of Insulin: The Evolutionary Journey from Ants to Analogs in Diabetic Care" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 12 2024 Page 110-116

IEEE:
Dr. Swarup Jena "100 Years of Insulin: The Evolutionary Journey from Ants to Analogs in Diabetic Care" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(12)