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Use of Insulin, Control Sugar Levels to Treat Diabetes

Bogordaily.net – One of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century was insulin, a chemical in the body made by an organ called the pancreas, which controls the level of sugar in the blood.

Diabetes is a condition that causes a person’s blood sugar levels to become too high or low. There are two types – type 1 and type 2, quoted from seconds.

Learning how to control insulin levels is key in treating people with diabetes.

One of the findings, discovered in 1921. and is one of the greatest drug breakthroughs of the time.

Scientists first used insulin in the human body of diabetics, on January 11, 1921. Besides being successful in the human body, it was also successfully administered to a dog.

The patient was Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy whose life was at risk due to type 1 diabetes.

With great success, Leonard was rescued and mass production of insulin began in the same year, continuing to treat and save millions of diabetics. (Wulan)

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