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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)
1921: Insulin was discovered 🔬 (2/12) In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best began experiment
1922: The first person was treated with insulin đź’‰ (3/12) On January 11 1922, Leonard Thompson a 14-year-old boy with
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🔬 Today, we have one final #LabToLife story lined up for you as we get ready for #WorldDiabetesDay tomorrow!

Today we’re hearing from Beth Williams, a PhD student whose research is looking at how we might be able to prevent kidney disease in people with diabetes… (1/9)
💬 “Diabetes affects so many people worldwide, and I was fascinated by the fact that one condition can lead to such a variety of secondary complications – the treatments for which, are very limited.” (2/9)
“I knew the importance of research in improving this, which inspired me to pursue a PhD in diabetic kidney disease.” (3/9)
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📢 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)
🔬 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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