Diabetes Timeline

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  • First Attempt at Treatment

    John Rollo treat a patient by dietary restriction.

  • Liver Stored Glycogen Discovered

    Claude Bernard discovered that the liver stored glycogen and secreted a sugary substance into the blood

  • Von Mering found that removing the pancreas caused diabetes

    Von Mering disproved Bernard’s liver theory when he found that removing the pancreas caused diabetes.

  • Insulin is Discovered

    Fredrick Banting discovered insulin and first test were done on 2 diabetic dogs extracting insulin and inserting it into them.

  • First Human Insulin Injection in 14-year old

    !4-year old boy was the first human to receive insulin by Banting and Best.

  • First Human Insulin Injections in 14-year old Failed

    First injections failed but purified injections developed by Collip were given.