💉 Today marks exactly 100 years since Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy dying from type 1 diabetes, became the first person to receive an injection of insulin on 11 January 1922.
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⬇️ Within 24 hours, Leonard’s dangerously high blood sugar levels dropped, but he developed an abscess at the site of the injection and still had high levels of ketones. (2/6)
🔬 Scientists worked day and night on purifying the extract even further, and Leonard was given a second injection on 23 January 1922. This time it was a complete success and Leonard’s blood sugar levels become near-normal, with no obvious side effects. (3/6)
🙌 For the first time in history, type 1 diabetes was not a death sentence. (4/6)
Insulin saved Leonard’s life and countless others over the last century. It’s so exciting to see how far diabetes research has come since then, but there's still a way to go until we find a cure. We're determined to get there - because diabetes is relentless, but so are we. (5/6)
💙 To find out more about the story of insulin and the last 100 years of #DiabetesDiscoveries, head to our website! (6/6) diabetes.org.uk/research/resea…
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