Dr. Frederick Banting

Diabetes research has come a long way since the 1920s, when Frederick Banting found a way to isolate and use animal insulin in the treatment of humans with diabetes. Better insulins, home glucose monitoring, and the insulin pump are just some of the advancements that have grown out of diabetes research in the last 80 years. Today, scientists are learning more about what causes diabetes, how to prevent it, and how to cure it.

The list of research contributors is long. It includes organizations like the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), American Diabetes Association (ADA), academic research facilities, pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly, and medical supply manufacturers like Medtronic. Private donors, large organizations and government groups help fund this continued research.

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on the web