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🀩 #WorldDiabetesDay is finally here!

This year we're celebrating 100 years since the discovery of insulin & the century of life-changing diabetes discoveries it inspired.

πŸ‘‡ Check out our thread to hear about just a few of the breakthroughs we've seen since 1921... (1/12)
1921: Insulin was discovered πŸ”¬ (2/12) In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best began experiment
1922: The first person was treated with insulin πŸ’‰ (3/12) On January 11 1922, Leonard Thompson a 14-year-old boy with
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πŸ“’ You say research, I say Friday!

It's that time of week again, and today's #ResearchFriday is all about zombie cells... 🧟 (1/6)
Cells in our immune systems, called T cells, help us fight infections and heal wounds.

As we get older, T cells can sometimes go wrong and become zombie-like. They don't die as cells naturally should and they turn other cells into 'zombies' too. (2/6)
πŸ”¬ Dr Sian Henson found that people with #Type2 diabetes have more zombie T cells than people without diabetes. It means wounds don’t heal as quickly and they could make you more prone to infections. (3/6)
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From melancholic to optimistic! Nobel Laureate Frederick G. Banting showed the world how patients with #diabetes benefit from insulin use, to live a happier and better life. #100InsulinStories Image
Have you heard about #insulin? Tell us: which of these statements is correct about insulin? #100InsulinStories
The results are in! All the statements are correct and 25% of you were right. Click the video link to learn more about how insulin works. bit.ly/3uAreQl

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