Thread by @TheLancet

100 years ago, #insulin was discovered—today, it is inaccessible for millions.

The Lancet journals reflect on this life-saving treatment and the "golden opportunity to improve access to insulin and #diabetes care" the centenary represents: hubs.li/H0Rp3p40 #Insulin100⬇️

The discovery of insulin ranks among the leading triumphs of medical research, with effects on #endocrinology, #medicine, and society that reverberate 100 years later.

Track "the birth of an idea" in @TheLancetEndo, by Robert Hegele and Grant Maltman: hubs.li/H0Rbx1D0

Although insulin has changed the lives of countless people with #diabetes, writes David Beran et al, the time for celebration has not yet arrived due to the absence of concrete action on #insulin access.

Read the Comment in @TheLancetEndo: hubs.li/H0QMPY00 #Insulin100

In 2019, 463 million people had diabetes. Poor access to life-saving technologies, such as #insulin, has resulted in acute emergencies and avoidable deaths.

The #LancetDiabetes Commission discusses the barriers to insulin access globally: hubs.li/H0QMLlt0 #Insulin100

To act on the growing epidemic of disease, death, and inadequate patient care in diabetes, @WHO has launched the Global Diabetes Compact.

Daniel Hunt et al. discuss the components of the new initiative, including widening access to #insulin: hubs.li/H0QMNm-0 #Insulin100

Browse historical articles, commissions, multimedia, and more content on closing the gap on global #insulin access on our new hub—100 years of insulin ➡️ hubs.li/H0Rp3p40 #Insulin100