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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.
👇 Check out our thread to hear about just a few of the breakthroughs we've seen since 1921... (1/12)
This year we're celebrating 100 years since the discovery of insulin & the century of life-changing diabetes discoveries it inspired.
👇 Check out our thread to hear about just a few of the breakthroughs we've seen since 1921... (1/12)
1921: Insulin was discovered 🔬 (2/12) 
1922: The first person was treated with insulin 💉 (3/12)
📢 You say research, I say Friday!
It's that time of week again, and today's #ResearchFriday is all about zombie cells... 🧟 (1/6)
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)
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)
🔬 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)
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
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
#100InsulinStories
#100InsulinStories
