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The condition is described by Arataeus of Cappadocia
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Thomas Willis, an Oxford physician, discovered this
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John Rollo treats a patient through dietary restriction.
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Claude Bernard discovered that the liver stored glycogen and that it secreted a sugary substance into blood. Bernard theorized that this substance caused diabetes.
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Von Mering found that the removal of the pancreas caused diabetes. He and his partner attempted to extract an antidiabetic substance from the pancreas.
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Banting, an orthopedic surgeon, worked together with J.J.R. Macloud, Charles Best, and J.B. Collip to extract a substance from an atrophied dog pancreas that kept a diabetic dog alive.
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A 14-year-old boy receives the newly discovered insulin. Unfortunately, it failed.
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These worked, unlike the original formula.
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Most western countries have reliable access to insulin.
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It was crystallized by J.J. Abel. Insulin has two chains of 51 amino acids. He received the Nobel Prize for his efforts.
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Protamine zinc insulin was created to replace the earlier, less reliable form.
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Lente insulin is synthesized simply as a better form of insulin.
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This improvement allowed minute concentrations of insulin to be measured, paving the way for future advancements.
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Dorothy Hodgin won the Nobel Prize for her discovery.