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1800
Researchers developed a chemical that detects sugar in urine -
1848
This is the first linking of glycogen to diabetes and metabolism a doctor discovered that glycogen is secreted liver and believed it was the same sugar exhibited in the urine of diabetics. -
1869
german medical student by the name of Langerhans discovers that there are specialized cells in the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin -
1889
discovered that animals that had their pancreas removed would get diabetes -
1911
The Benedict's solution is invented and leads to a new more efficient way to test for sugar in the urine which leads to easier diagnosis -
1921
Insulin is "discovered" when a Romanian scientist published a paper on how he was able to isolate pancreatic insulin. This lead to tests on animals, Doctors gave the first insulin shots to a dog that no longer had a pancreas, the dog's diabetes was controlled -
1922
A young boy with diabetes was injected with insulin and was able to control his diabetes which led to it being mass produced in North America -
1940s
a uniform insulin syringe is invented which led to more sustainable management of diabetes -
1964
the first strips for testing blood glucose level are used -
1970
The 1970's are when the very first blood glucose meter is introduced -
1978
The first testing of recombinant DNA insulin is shared amongst the people which allowed the manufacturing of genetically engineered human type insulin. -
1983
the first biosynthetic human insulin is introduced to the public -
1986
the introduction of insulin pen delivery systems -
1990
External insulin pumps are also made more available to people, decreasing the need to inject themselves constantly with insulin